Blackpoll warbler

Setophaga striata

The blackpoll warbler (Setophaga striata) is a New World warbler.

Family: Parulidae Order: passerines Conservation: Near Threatened

About the Blackpoll warbler

The blackpoll warbler (Setophaga striata) is a New World warbler. Breeding males are mostly black and white. They have a prominent black cap, white cheeks, and white wing bars. The blackpoll breeds in forests of northern North America, from Alaska throughout most of Canada, to the Adirondack Mountains of New York as well as New England in the Northeastern United States. They are a common migrant throughout much of North America. In fall, they fly south to the Greater Antilles and the northeastern coasts of South America in a non-stop long-distance migration over open water, averaging 2,500 km (1,600 mi), one of the longest-distance non-stop overwater flights ever recorded for a migratory songbird. Rare vagrants to western Europe, they are one of the more frequent transatlantic passerine wa

Fun Facts About Blackpoll warbler

In fall, they fly south to the Greater Antilles and the northeastern coasts of South America in a non-stop long-distance migration over open water, averaging 2,500 km (1,600 mi), one of the longest-distance non-stop overwater flights ever recorded for a migratory songbird.
Breeding males are mostly black and white.
The blackpoll breeds in forests of northern North America, from Alaska throughout most of Canada, to the Adirondack Mountains of New York as well as New England in the Northeastern United States.
Rare vagrants to western Europe, they are one of the more frequent transatlantic passerine wanderers.

Conservation Status

The Blackpoll warbler is classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. This species faces threats that could impact its population if conservation measures are not maintained.

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Taxonomy & Classification

Order	passerines
Family	Parulidae
Genus	Setophaga
Species	Setophaga striata