# Yellow-throated Warbler

*Setophaga dominica*

Unlike most warblers that flit between leaves, this species creeps along branches and trunks like a nuthatch to find food.

- **Taxonomy:** Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Parulidae › Setophaga
- **IUCN Red List status:** Least Concern
- **Population trend:** stable
- **Biome:** forest
- **Habitat:** Open pine forests, cypress swamps, and sycamore groves, particularly near water sources.
- **Diet:** Insectivorous; primarily consumes beetles, moths, flies, and spiders gleaned from bark crevices.
- **Range:** Southeastern United States, Caribbean Islands, Central America, Mexico
- **Size:** Length: 13-14 cm; Wingspan: 20-22 cm; Weight: 9-11 grams.
- **Lifespan:** Approximately 5 to 7 years in the wild.
- **Active:** diurnal
- **Threats:** Habitat fragmentation, loss of mature pine and cypress stands, and collisions with man-made structures during migration.
- **Safe to approach?:** Harmless and shy. Best observed with binoculars to avoid disturbing nesting sites. If found injured, contact a local licensed wildlife rehabilitator immediately.

## About

The yellow-throated warbler ( Setophaga dominica ) is a small migratory songbird species breeding in temperate North America. It belongs to the New World warbler family (Parulidae).

## Sources

- Plate: https://gaia-dex.com/species/40f9ff29-d330-4b39-bb3b-5f25aa1a4737
- iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/145246
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Setophaga dominica
- Conservation status: IUCN Red List category, as recorded by Gaia-Dex
- Photo: https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/429418881/medium.jpg (Karen Szafrajda, CC-BY, via iNaturalist)

Habitat, diet, size and similar notes are AI-written summaries; check them against the linked sources before relying on them.