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Yellow warbler

Setophaga aestiva (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)

Status not recordedsongbirds

The yellow warbler (Setophaga aestiva) is a species in the family Parulidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 10 g and live up to 8.92 years.

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Quick facts about the yellow warbler

Weight
10 g
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
8.92 years
Longest recorded lifespan
11 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Egg incubation
11 days
Young per litter or clutch
4.41
Age at maturity
12 months
Litters or clutches a year
1.08
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the yellow warbler live?

Not recorded

Is the yellow warbler endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the yellow warbler classified?

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

Synonyms Dendroica aestiva, Motacilla aestiva, Motacilla estivalis, Motacilla estivans, Setophaga petechia aestiva, Sylvia childrenii, Sylvia rathbonia, Sylvicola aestiva

Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • American yellow warblerEnglish
  • Northern yellow warblerEnglish
  • lesňáček zlatotemennýCzech
  • Telor MelynWelsh
  • Gulhovedet SangerDanish
  • GoldwaldsängerGerman
  • flava parulioEsperanto
  • Reinita AmarillaSpanish
  • Paruline jauneFrench
  • Didinegcf
  • Dendroica giallaItalian
  • (Gulparula)Norwegian Bokmål
  • Gele ZangerDutch
  • gulparulaNorwegian
  • lasówka złotawaPolish
  • mariquita-amarelaPortuguese
  • Жёлтая древесницаRussian
  • horárik žltýSlovak
  • gul skogssångareSwedish
  • Sarı ÖtleğenTurkish
  • пісняр-лісовик східноканадськийUkrainian
  • 黃色林鶯Chinese
  • Telorion MelynWelsh
  • Gul sangerDanish
  • Chipe Amarillo NorteñoSpanish
  • Reinita Amarilla NorteñaSpanish
  • Paruline jaune du NordFrench
  • lasówka zbroczonaPolish
  • Жёлтый лесной певунRussian
  • 美洲黄林莺Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the yellow 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 warbler?

An adult yellow warbler weighs 10 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

How long does the yellow warbler live?

The yellow warbler has a recorded lifespan of 8.92 years.

What kind of animal is the yellow warbler?

The yellow warbler (Setophaga aestiva) belongs to the family Parulidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

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

MLA

“Yellow warbler (Setophaga aestiva).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-warbler.

BibTeX
@misc{yellow_warbler_2026,
  title = {Yellow warbler (Setophaga aestiva)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-warbler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}