Black-and-white Warbler

Mniotilta varia (Linnaeus, 1766) BAWWA 17200
Family: Passeriformes > Parulidae

Black-and-white Warbler, Simon Gillings

Resembling a hyperactive mint humbug, this attractively striped warbler is an extremely rare visitor from North America.

Records mostly come from September and October, though individuals have been recorded in other months, including two birds wintering in East Anglia.

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  • Breeding
  • Winter
78 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
78 records

BTO RECORDS

78 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
78 records

BTO RECORDS

Identification

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Status and Trends

Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.

CONSERVATION STATUS

This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.

POPULATION SIZE

We have no population estimates for this scarce species.

Movement

Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

RINGING RECOVERIES

View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information about Black-and-white Warbler, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING

Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.

BIOMETRICS

Sample sizes are too small to report Biometrics for this species.

Feather measurements and photos on featherbase

CODES & CLASSIFICATION

For information in another language (where available) click on a linked name

Welsh: Telor Brith
Catalan: bosquerola zebrada
Czech: lesnácek cernobílý
Danish: Sorthvid Sanger
Dutch: Bonte Zanger
Estonian: tüvesäälik
Finnish: kiipijäkerttuli
French: Paruline noir et blanc
German: Kletterwaldsänger
Hungarian: csíkos kéregjáró
Icelandic: Klifurskríkja
Irish: Ceolaire Dubh is Bán
Italian: Parula bianca e nera
Latvian: melnbaltais kaukis
Lithuanian: miškinukas
Norwegian: Klatreparula
Polish: pstroszka
Portuguese: riscadinha
Slovak: horárik strakatý
Slovenian: zebrasti penicar
Spanish: Reinita trepadora
Swedish: svartvit skogssångare

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