Blackburnian Warbler

Setophaga fusca (Statius Müller, 1776) 17470
Family: Passeriformes > Parulidae

Blackburnian Warbler, Toby Carter

One of the most colourful of American warblers in spring plumage. Blackburnian Warbler is an extremely rare visitor to Britain, with only a handful of records of autumn birds, all coming from islands including Fair Isle, Outer Hebrides and the Isles of Scilly.

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 Blackburnian 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.

CODES & CLASSIFICATION

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

Welsh: Telor Blackburn
Catalan: bosquerola de gola carbassa
Czech: lesnácek stromový
Danish: Ildsanger
Dutch: Sparrenzanger
Estonian: tulikurk-säälik
Finnish: tulikurkkukerttuli
French: Paruline à gorge orangée
German: Fichtenwaldsänger
Hungarian: narancstorkú lombjáró
Icelandic: Glóskríkja
Italian: Dendroica di Blackburn
Latvian: oranžrikles kaukis
Lithuanian: rusvasis kruminukas
Norwegian: Hemlokkparula
Polish: lasówka rudogardla
Portuguese: mariquita-papo-de-fogo
Slovak: horárik jedlovcový
Slovenian: ognjeni gozdicar
Spanish: Reinita gorjinaranja
Swedish: orangestrupig skogssångare

Links to more studies from ConservationEvidence.com

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