Olive-capped warbler
Setophaga pityophila (Gundlach, 1855)
The olive-capped warbler (Setophaga pityophila) is a species in the family Parulidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 7.9 g to 12 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the olive-capped warbler
- Weight
- 7.9 g – 12 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the olive-capped warbler live?
Not recorded
What is the olive-capped warbler?
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The olive-capped warbler (Setophaga pityophila) is a species of bird in the family Parulidae, the New World warblers. It is found in Cuba and in the Bahamas on Grand Bahama, Little Abaco, and Great Abaco.
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Is the olive-capped warbler endangered?
The olive-capped warbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the olive-capped warbler classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyParulidae
- genusSetophaga
- SpeciesSetophaga pityophila (Gundlach, 1855)
Synonyms Dendroica pityophila, Sylvia pityophila, Sylvicola pityophila
Other names and names in other languages (28)
- bosquerola de front verdósCatalan
- lesňáček kubánskýCzech
- telor corun llwydwyrddWelsh
- Olivenkronet SangerDanish
- KubawaldsängerGerman
- olivkrona parulioEsperanto
- Reinita coroniverdeSpanish
- manisksäälikEstonian
- viherlakkikerttuliFinnish
- Paruline à calotte verteFrench
- maslinastokapa sjeničicaCroatian
- Parula capolivaItalian
- キューバアメリカムシクイJapanese
- kubinis krūminukasLithuanian
- CubazangerDutch
- OlijfkapzangerDutch
- olivenkroneparulaNorwegian
- lasówka kubańskaPolish
- mariquita-de-fronte-olivaPortuguese
- mariquita-de-testa-oliváceaPortuguese
- Кубинская древесницаRussian
- Кубинский лесной певунRussian
- horárik kubánskySlovak
- olivkronad skogssångareSwedish
- Yeşil Alınlı ÖtleğenTurkish
- пісняр-лісовик кубинськийUkrainian
- 绿顶林莺Chinese
- 橄綠頂林鶯Chinese
Relatives of the olive-capped warbler
Other species in the same genus Setophaga.
Mangrove warbler
Setophaga petechia
Yellow-rumped warbler
Setophaga coronata
American redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Blackpoll warbler
Setophaga striata
Magnolia warbler
Setophaga magnolia
Northern parula
Setophaga americana
CompareOlive-capped warbler vs Mangrove warblerOlive-capped warbler vs Yellow-rumped warblerOlive-capped warbler vs American redstartOlive-capped warbler vs Blackpoll warbler
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the olive-capped warbler?
An adult olive-capped warbler weighs 7.9 g – 12 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the olive-capped warbler endangered?
The olive-capped warbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the olive-capped warbler?
The olive-capped warbler (Setophaga pityophila) belongs to the family Parulidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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