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Yellow-rumped warbler

Setophaga coronata (Linnaeus, 1766)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The yellow-rumped warbler (Setophaga coronata) is a species in the family Parulidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 11.9 g to 12.8 g and live up to 6.91 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Yellow-rumped warbler (Setophaga coronata)
Photo: Rhododendrites · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the yellow-rumped warbler

Weight
11.9 g – 12.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
6.91 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
8.75 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
12.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
4src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
11.9 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1.08src 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 yellow-rumped warbler

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Yellow-rumped warbler (Setophaga coronata)
Rhododendrites · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the yellow-rumped warbler live?

Not recorded

What is the yellow-rumped warbler?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The yellow-rumped warbler (Setophaga coronata) is a North American bird species that can be commonly observed all across the continent. Its extensive range connects both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the U.S. as well as Canada and Central America, with the population concentrated in the continent's northern reaches during the breeding season and migrating southwards to southern North and Central America in the winter. It generally prefers coniferous forests or mixed coniferous-deciduous forests as its breeding habitat, while during the winter it can be found inhabiting more open areas such as shrublands that offer food resources. The yellow-rumped warbler is primarily insectivorous, though the species eats fruit such as juniper berries, especially in winter.

The species combines four closely related forms: the eastern myrtle warbler (spp. coronata); its western counterpart, Audubon's warbler (spp. group auduboni); the northwest Mexican black-fronted warbler (spp. nigrifrons); and the Guatemalan Goldman's warbler (spp. goldmani). All subspecies of the yellow-rumped warbler are characterized by the yellow rump as its name implies, while intra-group and inter-group variations in appearance exist in spite of many similarities. The myrtle and Audubon's groups, as two major subspecies, are distinguished by noticeable features such as differing throat colorations.

From the Wikipedia article “Yellow-rumped warbler” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yellow-rumped_warbler&oldid=1384964137), 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.

What does the yellow-rumped warbler sound like?

Jonathon Jongsma · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the yellow-rumped warbler endangered?

The yellow-rumped 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 yellow-rumped warbler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyParulidae
  6. genusSetophaga
  7. SpeciesSetophaga coronata (Linnaeus, 1766)

Synonyms Dendroica coronata, Dendroica coronata coronata, Motacilla coronata

Other names and names in other languages (57)
  • ButterbuttEnglish
  • Myrtle warblerEnglish
  • Myrtle warblerEnglish
  • Myrtle warblerEnglish
  • YumpEnglish
  • Жълтокръста дървесницаBulgarian
  • bosquerola coronadaCatalan
  • lesňáček žlutoskvrnnýCzech
  • lesňáček žlutokorunkatýCzech
  • Telor tinfelynWelsh
  • MyrtesangerDanish
  • KronwaldsängerGerman
  • KronenwaldsängerGerman
  • Κιτρινόπυγη ΠάρουλαGreek
  • flavpuga parulioEsperanto
  • Chipe coronadoSpanish
  • Chipe rabadilla amarillaSpanish
  • Cigüita MirtaSpanish
  • Reinita coronadaSpanish
  • reinita lomiamarillaSpanish
  • metssäälikEstonian
  • keltaperäkerttuliFinnish
  • Paruline à croupion jauneFrench
  • Ceolaire buíphrompachIrish
  • סבכון הכתרHebrew
  • zlatnokapa sjeničicaCroatian
  • koronás lombjáróHungarian
  • KrúnuskríkjaIcelandic
  • Dendroica coronataItalian
  • dendroica groppone gialloItalian
  • キズタアメリカムシクイJapanese
  • キヅタアメリカムシクイJapanese
  • karūnuotasis krūminukasLithuanian
  • karaliskais ķauķisLatvian
  • Tsinlátah yádíłtihii bitłʼaakááʼ łitsooígííNavajo
  • MirtezangerDutch
  • GeelstuitzangerDutch
  • myrteparulaNorwegian
  • Chipe Corona di OroPapiamento
  • Chipe Korona di OroPapiamento
  • lasówka pstraPolish
  • mariquita-coroadaPortuguese
  • mariquita-de-asa-amarelaPortuguese
  • Миртовая древесницаRussian
  • Миртовый лесной певунRussian
  • KruvdnavizarašNorthern Sami
  • horárik zlatohlavýSlovak
  • rumenoglavi gozdičarSlovenian
  • жутоглави певачSerbian
  • Krunasta cvrkutarkaSerbian
  • myrtenskogssångareSwedish
  • gulgumpad skogssångareSwedish
  • Taçlı ÖtleğenTurkish
  • пісняр-лісовик жовтогузийUkrainian
  • 黄腰林莺Chinese
  • 黃腰白喉林鶯Chinese
  • 黄腰白喉林莺Chinese

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Relatives of the yellow-rumped 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 yellow-rumped warbler?

An adult yellow-rumped warbler weighs 11.9 g – 12.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the yellow-rumped warbler endangered?

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

How long does the yellow-rumped warbler live?

The yellow-rumped warbler has a recorded lifespan of 6.91 years.

What kind of animal is the yellow-rumped warbler?

The yellow-rumped warbler (Setophaga coronata) belongs to the family Parulidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Yellow-rumped warbler (Setophaga coronata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-rumped-warbler

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BibTeX
@misc{yellow_rumped_warbler_2026,
  title = {Yellow-rumped warbler (Setophaga coronata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-rumped-warbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}