# Yellow-rumped Warbler

*Setophaga coronata*

They are one of the few warblers able to digest the waxy coating on berries, allowing them to survive colder winters than their cousins.

- **Taxonomy:** Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Parulidae › Setophaga
- **IUCN Red List status:** Least Concern
- **Population trend:** stable
- **Biome:** forest
- **Habitat:** Coniferous and mixed forests, open woodlands, and shrublands.
- **Diet:** Insects, spiders, and waxy berries like bayberry and wax myrtle.
- **Range:** North America, Central America, Caribbean islands
- **Size:** 12-14 cm long with a 19-23 cm wingspan
- **Lifespan:** 5-7 years in the wild
- **Active:** diurnal
- **Threats:** Habitat fragmentation, pesticide use reducing prey, and collisions with glass windows.
- **Safe to approach?:** Harmless and delightful to watch. Maintain a respectful distance to avoid causing stress. If found injured, contact a local wildlife rehabilitator; do not attempt to keep as a pet.

## About

The yellow-rumped warbler ( Setophaga coronata ) is a North American bird species combining four closely related forms: the eastern myrtle warbler (ssp coronata ); its western counterpart, Audubon's warbler (ssp group auduboni ); the northwest Mexican black-fronted warbler (ssp nigrifrons ); and the Guatemalan Goldman's warbler (ssp goldmani ).

## Sources

- Plate: https://gaia-dex.com/species/98e37897-58c0-4e90-bea7-28b693f02139
- iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/145245
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Setophaga coronata
- Conservation status: IUCN Red List category, as recorded by Gaia-Dex
- Photo: https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/442752262/medium.jpg (Dan Vickers, CC-BY, via iNaturalist)

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