Black-throated Green Warbler

(Setophaga virens)

Conservation Status

 

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  IUCN Red List

LC - Least Concern

     
  NatureServe

N5B - Secure Breeding

SNRB - Unranked Breeding

     
  Minnesota

not listed

     
           
           
 
Description
 
 

The male is olive-green above with white undersides, a bright yellow face, black wings with two bold white wingbars, black chin, and black streaks on the flanks.

 
     
 

Size

 
 

4½ to 5 in length

7½ wingspan

 
     
 

Voice

 
   
     
 

Similar Species

 
     
     
 
Habitat
 
 

Breeding: Deciduous, coniferous, and mixed forests

Migration: Open forests and woodlands, tamarack bogs, and swamps

 
     
 
Ecology
 
 

Migration

 
 

Late April through May and mid-August to October

 
     
 

Nesting

 
 

 

 
     
 

Food

 
 

Mostly insects

 
     
 
Distribution
 
 

Occurrence

 
 

Uncommon migrant,fairly common but local breeder

 
         
 

Maps

 
 

The Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union All Seasons Species Occurrence Map

 
         
 
Taxonomy
 
  Class Aves (birds)  
 

Order

Passeriformes (perching birds)  
 

Family

Parulidae (New World warblers, wood warblers)  
 

Genus

Setophaga (Setophaga warblers)  
       
 

In 2011 all of the wood warblers were reclassified resulting in new genus names for almost all of them. The genus Dendroica, with 29 members, was merged with the genus Setophaga, with just 3 members. All of the former Dendroica species have been renamed to Setophaga.

Black-throated Green Warbler, formerly Dendroica virens, is now Setophaga virens.

 
       
 

Synonyms

 
 

Dendroica virens

Dendroica virens virens

Dendroica virens waynei

 
       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
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Other Videos
 
  Setophaga virens BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER
Rob Curtis
 
   
 
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Published on Nov 19, 2017

Setophaga virens BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER foraging and bathing.

   
  Black-throated Green Warbler
Pete Hines
 
   
 
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Published on May 27, 2018

Singing male Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) filmed at Old Cut, Long Point, Ontario, Canada, on 20th May with a Nikon CoolPix P900 hand held.

For more information about the status and distribution of this species see the following links

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black-throated_Green_Warbler

http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/black-throated-green-warbler-setophaga-virens/distribution

   
  Black-throated Green Warbler in Maine
WIld Bird and Nature Videos by McElroy Productions
 
   
 
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Published on Sep 12, 2012

Black-throated green warblers are a very common breeding species in Maine. They can be found in a variety of habitat but prefer mixed deciduous forests. Their buzzy song is often one of the first warbler songs I hear in the spring. © 2012 Garth McElroy. www.wildbirdvideos.com

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