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Red-faced warbler

Cardellina rubrifrons (Giraud Jr, 1841)

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The red-faced warbler (Cardellina rubrifrons) is a species in the family Parulidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 8.1 g to 9.8 g and live up to 3 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the red-faced warbler

Weight
8.1 g – 9.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
3 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
13 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
4src 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 red-faced warbler live?

Not recorded

What is the red-faced warbler?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The red-faced warbler (Cardellina rubrifrons) is a species of bird in the family Parulidae, the New World warblers. It is found from the southwestern United States south to El Salvador and Honduras.

From the Wikipedia article “Red-faced warbler” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red-faced_warbler&oldid=1365772231), 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 red-faced warbler endangered?

The red-faced 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 red-faced warbler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyParulidae
  6. genusCardellina
  7. SpeciesCardellina rubrifrons (Giraud Jr, 1841)

Synonyms Cardellina rubifrons, Cardellina rubrifrons, Cardellina rubrifrons bella, Cardellina rubrifrons rubrifrons, Cardinella amicta, Muscicapa rubrifrons

Other names and names in other languages (29)
  • bosquerola cardenalCatalan
  • lesňáček rudočelýCzech
  • RødmaskeDanish
  • Dreifarben-WaldsängerGerman
  • Rotgesicht-WaldsängerGerman
  • ruĝmaska parulioEsperanto
  • Chipe cara rojaSpanish
  • Reinita carirrojaSpanish
  • punakurk-säälikEstonian
  • mustahilkkakerttuliFinnish
  • Paruline à face rougeFrench
  • crvenolica sjeničicaCroatian
  • Parula facciarossaItalian
  • アカガオアメリカムシクイJapanese
  • kardelinaLithuanian
  • sarkansejas ķauķisLatvian
  • RoodmaskerzangerDutch
  • rubinparulaNorwegian
  • szczygłówkaPolish
  • mariquita-de-cara-vermelhaPortuguese
  • mariquita-de-face-vermelhaPortuguese
  • Краснолицая вильсонияRussian
  • horárik javorovýSlovak
  • Crvenolika cvrkutarkaSerbian
  • rödbröstad skogssångareSwedish
  • Kırmızı Yüzlü ÖtleğenTurkish
  • пісняр червонолобийUkrainian
  • 红脸森莺Chinese
  • 紅臉山蟲鶯Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the red-faced 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 red-faced warbler?

An adult red-faced warbler weighs 8.1 g – 9.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the red-faced warbler endangered?

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

How long does the red-faced warbler live?

The red-faced warbler has a recorded lifespan of 3 years.

What kind of animal is the red-faced warbler?

The red-faced warbler (Cardellina rubrifrons) belongs to the family Parulidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Red-faced warbler (Cardellina rubrifrons). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-faced-warbler

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“Red-faced warbler (Cardellina rubrifrons).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-faced-warbler.

BibTeX
@misc{red_faced_warbler_2026,
  title = {Red-faced warbler (Cardellina rubrifrons)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-faced-warbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}