# Prairie Warbler

*Setophaga discolor*

Despite its name, the Prairie Warbler is rarely found in actual prairies, preferring the tangled regrowth of abandoned fields.

- **Taxonomy:** Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Parulidae › Setophaga
- **IUCN Red List status:** Least Concern
- **Population trend:** decreasing
- **Biome:** grassland
- **Habitat:** Early successional scrub, overgrown fields, pine barrens, and forest edges.
- **Diet:** Mainly insects like caterpillars, flies, and beetles, as well as spiders.
- **Range:** Eastern United States, West Indies, Central America
- **Size:** Length: 12cm; Wingspan: 18cm; Weight: 8g
- **Lifespan:** 2-5 years
- **Active:** diurnal
- **Threats:** Habitat loss due to forest maturation, urban development, and brood parasitism by cowbirds.
- **Safe to approach?:** Harmless. This bird is shy and poses no threat to humans. Observe from a distance to avoid disturbing nests, which are often built low to the ground. If an injured bird is found, use a towel to gently place it in a ventilated box and call a local wildlife rehabilitator.

## About

The prairie warbler ( Setophaga discolor ) is a small songbird of the New World warbler family.

## Sources

- Plate: https://gaia-dex.com/species/cb45a24f-3453-47bb-be0b-9253c55ac82a
- iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/145249
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Setophaga discolor
- Conservation status: IUCN Red List category, as recorded by Gaia-Dex
- Photo: https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/4836789/medium.jpg (Fyn Kynd, 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.