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Palm warbler

Setophaga palmarum (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The palm warbler (Setophaga palmarum) is a species in the family Parulidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 9.7 g to 10.6 g and live up to 6.59 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Palm warbler (Setophaga palmarum)
Photo: Rhododendrites · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the palm warbler

Weight
9.7 g – 10.6 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
6.59 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
6.6 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
12 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
4.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
11.9 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

Photos of the palm warbler

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Palm warbler (Setophaga palmarum)
JeffreyGammon · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the palm warbler live?

Not recorded

What is the palm warbler?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The palm warbler (Setophaga palmarum) is a small songbird in the New World warbler family.

From the Wikipedia article “Palm warbler” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Palm_warbler&oldid=1380699289), 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 palm warbler endangered?

The palm warbler 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. What the categories mean.

How is the palm warbler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyParulidae
  6. genusSetophaga
  7. SpeciesSetophaga palmarum (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)

Synonyms Dendroica palmarum, Motacilla palmarum, Sylvia citrinella

Other names and names in other languages (45)
  • bosquerola de les palmeresCatalan
  • lesňáček bažinnýCzech
  • telor palmwyddWelsh
  • MossangerDanish
  • SumpfwaldsängerGerman
  • PalmenwaldsängerGerman
  • ΦοινικοπάρουλαGreek
  • PalmoparulioEsperanto
  • palma parulioEsperanto
  • Chipe playeroSpanish
  • Cigüita de PalmarSpanish
  • Reinita CoronicastañaSpanish
  • Reinita palmeraSpanish
  • rabasäälikEstonian
  • ruskokruunukerttuliFinnish
  • Paruline à couronne rousseFrench
  • Ceolaire palmachIrish
  • Ti Tchit palmisHaitian Creole
  • סבכון חום-כיפהHebrew
  • crvenokapa sjeničicaCroatian
  • billegető lombjáróHungarian
  • PálmaskríkjaIcelandic
  • Dendroica delle palmeItalian
  • ヤシアメリカムシクイJapanese
  • chagashiraamerikamushikuiJapanese
  • Palminė medlaipaLithuanian
  • palminis krūminukasLithuanian
  • palmu ķauķisLatvian
  • PalmzangerDutch
  • myrparulaNorwegian
  • Chipe di PalmaPapiamento
  • lasówka kasztanowogłowaPolish
  • mariquita-das-palmeirasPortuguese
  • mariquita-de-barrete-castanhoPortuguese
  • Пальмовая древесницаRussian
  • Пальмовый лесной певунRussian
  • RuškeskruvdnavizarašNorthern Sami
  • horárik palmovýSlovak
  • barjanski gozdičarSlovenian
  • Palmina cvrkutarkaSerbian
  • brunhättad skogssångareSwedish
  • Palmiye ÖtleğeniTurkish
  • пісняр-лісовик рудоголовийUkrainian
  • 棕榈林莺Chinese
  • 棕櫚林鶯Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the palm warbler

Other species in the same genus Setophaga.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the palm warbler?

An adult palm warbler weighs 9.7 g – 10.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the palm warbler endangered?

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

How long does the palm warbler live?

The palm warbler has a recorded lifespan of 6.59 years.

What kind of animal is the palm warbler?

The palm warbler (Setophaga palmarum) belongs to the family Parulidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Palm warbler (Setophaga palmarum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/palm-warbler

MLA

“Palm warbler (Setophaga palmarum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/palm-warbler.

BibTeX
@misc{palm_warbler_2026,
  title = {Palm warbler (Setophaga palmarum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/palm-warbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}