# Black-throated Green Warbler

*Setophaga virens*

Males possess two distinct songs: one specifically for defending their territory and another for attracting mates.

- **Taxonomy:** Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Parulidae › Setophaga
- **IUCN Red List status:** Least Concern
- **Population trend:** increasing
- **Biome:** forest
- **Habitat:** Coniferous and mixed forests, showing a strong preference for hemlock, white pine, and spruce trees.
- **Diet:** Primarily insectivorous, feeding on caterpillars, beetles, and spiders; occasionally consumes fruit during winter.
- **Range:** Canada, Eastern United States, Mexico, Central America
- **Size:** 11-12 cm in length, weighing approximately 7-11 grams
- **Lifespan:** 4 to 7 years
- **Active:** diurnal
- **Threats:** Habitat fragmentation on breeding grounds and deforestation in neotropical wintering territories.
- **Safe to approach?:** This species is harmless to humans. Maintain a respectful distance to avoid disrupting foraging or nesting behavior; use binoculars to observe their frantic canopy movements safely.

## About

The black-throated green warbler ( Setophaga virens ) is a small songbird of the New World warbler family.

## Sources

- Plate: https://gaia-dex.com/species/c05d9a96-4341-449d-b75f-7300292e8ec0
- iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/145258
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Setophaga virens
- Conservation status: IUCN Red List category, as recorded by Gaia-Dex
- Photo: https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/68547/medium.jpg (Dan Pancamo, CC-BY-SA, via iNaturalist)

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