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Townsend's warbler

Setophaga townsendi (J. K. Townsend, 1837)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The townsend's warbler (Setophaga townsendi) is a species in the family Parulidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 8.65 g to 9.1 g and live up to 6.65 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Townsend's warbler (Setophaga townsendi)
Photo: Slodocent · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the townsend's warbler

Weight
8.65 g – 9.1 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
6.65 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
10.7 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
12 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
4.25src 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 townsend's warbler live?

Not recorded

What is the townsend's warbler?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Townsend's warbler (Setophaga townsendi) is a small songbird of the New World warbler family.

From the Wikipedia article “Townsend's warbler” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Townsend%27s_warbler&oldid=1380709210), 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 townsend's warbler endangered?

The townsend's 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 townsend's warbler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyParulidae
  6. genusSetophaga
  7. SpeciesSetophaga townsendi (J. K. Townsend, 1837)

Synonyms Dendroica townsendi, Sylvia townsendi

Other names and names in other languages (39)
  • تاونسندس المغردEgyptian Arabic
  • bosquerola de TownsendCatalan
  • lesňáček západníCzech
  • Telor TownsendWelsh
  • Sortøret SangerDanish
  • TownsendwaldsängerGerman
  • Σετόφαγα του ΤάουνσεντGreek
  • nigrorela parulioEsperanto
  • Taŭnsenda parulioEsperanto
  • Chipe de TownsendSpanish
  • Chipe negroamarilloSpanish
  • Reinita de TownsendSpanish
  • nulusäälikEstonian
  • kuusikerttuliFinnish
  • Paruline de TownsendFrench
  • crnouha sjeničicaCroatian
  • cédruslombjáróHungarian
  • Parula di TownsendItalian
  • タウンゼントアメリカムシクイJapanese
  • タウンゼンドアメリカムシクイJapanese
  • Taunsendo krūminukasLithuanian
  • Taunsenda ķauķisLatvian
  • Tsídiiłtsooí binákʼee halzhinígííNavajo
  • Townsends ZangerDutch
  • granparulaNorwegian
  • lasówka czarnolicaPolish
  • mariquita-de-townsendPortuguese
  • mariquita-de-orelha-pretaPortuguese
  • Пугливый лесной певунRussian
  • Желтобровая древесницаRussian
  • horárik čečinovýSlovak
  • Taunsendova cvrkutarkaSerbian
  • granskogssångareSwedish
  • TownsendskogssångareSwedish
  • Townsend ÖtleğeniTurkish
  • пісняр-лісовик західнийUkrainian
  • 黃眉林鶯Chinese
  • 黄眉林莺Chinese
  • 黑臉黃眉林鶯Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

Relatives of the townsend's 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 townsend's warbler?

An adult townsend's warbler weighs 8.65 g – 9.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the townsend's warbler endangered?

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

How long does the townsend's warbler live?

The townsend's warbler has a recorded lifespan of 6.65 years.

What kind of animal is the townsend's warbler?

The townsend's warbler (Setophaga townsendi) belongs to the family Parulidae in the order Passeriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{townsends_warbler_2026,
  title = {Townsend's warbler (Setophaga townsendi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/townsends-warbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}