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Pink-headed warbler

Cardellina versicolor Salvin, 1863

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The pink-headed warbler (Cardellina versicolor) is a species in the family Parulidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 10 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Pink-headed warbler (Cardellina versicolor)
Photo: Dominic Sherony · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the pink-headed warbler

Weight
10 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
16 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
3src 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 pink-headed warbler live?

Not recorded

What is the pink-headed warbler?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The pink-headed warbler (Cardellina versicolor) is a small passerine bird found in the southwestern highlands of Guatemala and the central and southeastern highlands of the Mexican state of Chiapas. The adult is primarily red, with a silvery-pink head and chest. It is a fairly common to common resident of humid to semi-humid pine-oak, pine-evergreen and evergreen forest and edge, at altitudes ranging from 1,800–3,500 m (5,900–11,500 ft) above sea level.

From the Wikipedia article “Pink-headed warbler” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pink-headed_warbler&oldid=1340944362), 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 pink-headed warbler endangered?

The pink-headed 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.

How is the pink-headed warbler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyParulidae
  6. genusCardellina
  7. SpeciesCardellina versicolor Salvin, 1863

Synonyms Ergaticus versicolor

Other names and names in other languages (28)
  • bosquerola rosadaCatalan
  • lesňáček růžovýCzech
  • Rosenhovedet RødsangerDanish
  • RosenwaldsängerGerman
  • rozkapa parulioEsperanto
  • Chipe rosadoSpanish
  • Reinita rosadaSpanish
  • roosasäälikEstonian
  • ruusukerttuliFinnish
  • Paruline à tête roseFrench
  • ružičastoglava sjeničicaCroatian
  • Parula testarosaItalian
  • ズキンベニアメリカムシクイJapanese
  • raudongalvis tanagrinis parulidasLithuanian
  • RozekopzangerDutch
  • rosenparulaNorwegian
  • pąsówka różowogłowaPolish
  • mariquita-de-cabeça-rosaPortuguese
  • mariquita-de-cabeça-rosadaPortuguese
  • Розовая вильсонияRussian
  • Розовый танагровый певунRussian
  • horárik ružovohlavýSlovak
  • Cvrkutarka ružičaste glaveSerbian
  • rosenskogssångareSwedish
  • Gül Başlı ÖtleğenTurkish
  • червоній рожевоголовийUkrainian
  • 粉头虫莺Chinese
  • 粉紅頭蟲鶯Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the pink-headed warbler

Other species in the same genus Cardellina.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the pink-headed warbler?

An adult pink-headed warbler weighs 10 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the pink-headed warbler endangered?

The pink-headed 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 pink-headed warbler?

The pink-headed warbler (Cardellina versicolor) belongs to the family Parulidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pink-headed warbler (Cardellina versicolor). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pink-headed-warbler

MLA

“Pink-headed warbler (Cardellina versicolor).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pink-headed-warbler.

BibTeX
@misc{pink_headed_warbler_2026,
  title = {Pink-headed warbler (Cardellina versicolor)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pink-headed-warbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}