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Northern parula

Setophaga americana (Linnaeus, 1758)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The northern parula (Setophaga americana) is a species in the family Parulidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 7.65 g to 7.9 g and live up to 5.37 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Northern parula (Setophaga americana)
Photo: Rhododendrites · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the northern parula

Weight
7.65 g – 7.9 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
5.37 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
7 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
13 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
4.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the northern parula live?

Not recorded

What is the northern parula?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The northern parula (Setophaga americana) is a small New World warbler. It is migratory and breeds in eastern North America from southern Canada to Florida.

From the Wikipedia article “Northern parula” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northern_parula&oldid=1381615420), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the northern parula endangered?

The northern parula is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the northern parula classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyParulidae
  6. genusSetophaga
  7. SpeciesSetophaga americana (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Compsothlypis americana, Compsothlypis americana pusilla, Parula americana, Parula americana pusilla, Parus americanus, Setophaga americana americana, Setophaga americana pusilla, Sylvia americana, Sylvia leucoptera, Sylvia pusilla, Sylvia sphagnosa

Other names and names in other languages (56)
  • American parulaEnglish
  • Blue yellow-backed warblerEnglish
  • Northern parula warblerEnglish
  • Parula warblerEnglish
  • هازجة شماليةArabic
  • Северна същинска дървесницаBulgarian
  • bosquerola de pit grocCatalan
  • lesňáček lišejníkovýCzech
  • pariwla'r GogleddWelsh
  • ParulasangerDanish
  • MeisenwaldsängerGerman
  • Κοινή ΠάρουλαGreek
  • norda parulioEsperanto
  • Parula norteñaSpanish
  • Chipe Pecho ManchadoSpanish
  • Reinita pechidoradaSpanish
  • samblikusäälikEstonian
  • چرخریسکنمای شمالیPersian
  • tiaiskerttuliFinnish
  • Kjósareyður ljómariFaroese
  • Paruline à collierFrench
  • Parúl tuaisceartachIrish
  • Kiaulleyder parulaScottish Gaelic
  • Ti Tchit ble palHaitian Creole
  • פרולהHebrew
  • פרולה צפוניתHebrew
  • plava sjeničicaCroatian
  • északi lombposzátaHungarian
  • FléttuskríkjaIcelandic
  • Parula americanaItalian
  • アサギアメリカムシクイJapanese
  • amerikinė parulaLithuanian
  • Amerikinis miškinukasLithuanian
  • Amerikas ķauķisLatvian
  • Tsídiiłtsooí łibáhígííNavajo
  • BrilparulazangerDutch
  • stryparulaNorwegian
  • Chipe ParulaPapiamento
  • lasówka obrożnaPolish
  • mariquita-de-colarPortuguese
  • mariquita-americanaPortuguese
  • Mariquita-azulPortuguese
  • Белоглазая парулаRussian
  • Очковая древесницаRussian
  • Белоглазый лесной певунRussian
  • GaccetvizarašNorthern Sami
  • horárik sýkorčíSlovak
  • lišajski peničarSlovenian
  • Severna parulaSerbian
  • messkogssångareSwedish
  • messångareSwedish
  • Kuzeyli ParulaTurkish
  • Parula ÖtleğeniTurkish
  • пісняр північнийUkrainian
  • 北森莺Chinese
  • 北森鶯Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the northern parula

Other species in the same genus Setophaga.

CompareNorthern parula vs Mangrove warblerNorthern parula vs Yellow-rumped warblerNorthern parula vs American redstartNorthern parula vs Blackpoll warbler

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the northern parula?

An adult northern parula weighs 7.65 g – 7.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the northern parula endangered?

The northern parula is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the northern parula live?

The northern parula has a recorded lifespan of 5.37 years.

What kind of animal is the northern parula?

The northern parula (Setophaga americana) belongs to the family Parulidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{northern_parula_2026,
  title = {Northern parula (Setophaga americana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/northern-parula},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}