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PRB-0351Passeriformes

Swainson's Warbler

Reinita de Swainson

Limnothlypis swainsonii

Accidental / vagrantIUCN LC · Least Concern

Swainson's warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii) is a small species of New World warbler. It is monotypic, the only member of the genus Limnothlypis. Swainson's warbler was named after William Swainson, an English ornithologist.

FamilyParulidaeNew World Warblers
Puerto Rico occurrenceAccidental / vagrantAvibase inferred core 380
Primary habitatforestsForest
Primary dietInvertebrateInvertivore
Average mass15.199999999999998 gGlobal trait estimate
MovementMigratoryTerrestrial

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Spectrogram of Swainson's Warbler: song
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Sound recorded by Sue Riffe · XC1002055 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Visualization by Stichting Xeno-canto voor Natuurgeluiden.

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Catalog scopeAvibase inferred core 380

About the Swainson's Warbler

Swainson's warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii) is a small species of New World warbler. It is monotypic, the only member of the genus Limnothlypis. Swainson's warbler was named after William Swainson, an English ornithologist.

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
0–1800 m
Nest
Cup / bowl · Shrub / bush / vine
Clutch
1–7 eggs
Social behavior
Colonial; Pairs / family groups

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