OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Setophaga ("moth eating") townsendi (named for John Townsend)
Adult male Townsend's Warbler (Setophaga townsendi) at San Francisco, California - September 2022
Featured Subspecies: n/a
Weight: 8.8g / Length: 11-13cm / Wingspan: 20cm
NO UK STATUS/ IUCN Red List: Least Concern
A stunningly coloured New World Warbler tied to the Pacific Coast, Townsend's warbler is a long distance migrant despite it's small size, with a migratory range spanning from Alaska to Oregon in the Summer to Oregon to Central America in the Non-breeding season. The female is less starkly patterned with the male, with the blacks being replaced by olive tones.
Related Species:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Parulidae
Genus: Setophaga
SUBSPECIES: none - monotypic
- Sighting Locations -
Breeds in extreme Northwest of the Lower 48 and Southern Alaska, Winters along Pacific Coast of Lower 48
- CALIFORNIA 2022 TRIP: Seen at Roy's Redwoods and San Francisco
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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