Northern Yellow Warbler (Setophaga aestivia)

OTHER NAMES: American Yellow Warbler
Latin Etymology: Setophaga ("moth eating") aestivia ("summery")

 

Adult Northern Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) at Buffalo Creek State Park, Minnesota, USA - July 2024

Featured Subspecies: Setophaga aestivia aestiva
Weight: 7-25g  /  Length: 10-18cm  /  Wingspan: 16-22cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern

A small but extremely adaptable species of warbler whose range goes into the Arctic Circle at it's most Northerly while migrating to Central and South America. It was until 2025 considered to be part of the same species as the now split Mangrove Yellow Warbler.

Related Species:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Parulidae
Genus: Setophaga
SUBSPECIES: S. a. rubiginosa, S. a. banksi, S. a. parkesi, S. a. amnicola, S. a. aestiva, S. a. morcomi, S. a. brewsteri, S. a. sonorana. S. a. dugesi

 - Sighting Locations -

CANADA -Breeds throughout most of Canda
  - CHICAGO TO ALASKA ROADTRIP 2024: - Seen at Writing-on-Stone NP

UNITED STATES - Breeding migrant in the upper 2/3 of the Lower 48 and through much of Alaska,
 - CHICAGO TO ALASKA ROADTRIP 2024: Fairly common throughout in appropriate habitat

Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto