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Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea)
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PRB-0365Passeriformes

Bay-breasted Warbler

Reinita Castaña

Setophaga castanea

Accidental / vagrantIUCN LC · Least Concern

The bay-breasted warbler (Setophaga castanea) is a small species of songbird in the New World warbler family, Parulidae. It is one of 35 species in the diverse genus Setophaga. Like all songbirds, or passerines, the species is classified in the order Passeriformes.

FamilyParulidaeNew World Warblers
Puerto Rico occurrenceAccidental / vagrantAvibase inferred core 380
Primary habitatforestsForest
Primary dietInvertebrateInvertivore
Average mass11.883333333333333 gGlobal trait estimate
MovementMigratoryInsessorial

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XC1022854Recording 1 of 3nocturnal flight call
Spectrogram of Bay-breasted Warbler: nocturnal flight call
SpectrogramSetophaga castanea

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Sound recorded by Stanislas Wroza · XC1022854 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Visualization by Stichting Xeno-canto voor Natuurgeluiden.

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Catalog scopeAvibase inferred core 380

About the Bay-breasted Warbler

The bay-breasted warbler (Setophaga castanea) is a small species of songbird in the New World warbler family, Parulidae. It is one of 35 species in the diverse genus Setophaga. Like all songbirds, or passerines, the species is classified in the order Passeriformes.

Conservation

Least Concern

IUCN LC

Global IUCN
LC
Puerto Rico DNER
No current listing in source crosswalk
Federal ESA
No current listing in source crosswalk
Critical habitat
Not identified in source crosswalk

Natural history

How it lives

Habitat
forests
Elevation
0–1100 m
Nest
Cup / bowl · Tree
Clutch
3–7 eggs
Social behavior
Social / flocking; Solitary

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