Mourning Warbler
Geothlypis philadelphia
The 'mourning' in their name refers to the male's grey hood, which early naturalists thought resembled a mourning veil.
- Scientific name
- Geothlypis philadelphia
- Taxonomy
- Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Parulidae › Geothlypis
- IUCN Red List status
- Least Concern
- Population trend
- stable
- Biome
- forest
- Habitat
- Dense second-growth forests, thickets, and clearings with heavy underbrush.
- Diet
- Insects, spiders, and occasionally small berries.
- Range
- Canada, United States, Central America, Northern South America
- Size
- 13 cm length, 12 g weight
- Lifespan
- 4-7 years
- Active
- diurnal
- Threats
- Habitat loss in wintering grounds and window strikes during migration.
- Safe to approach?
- This species is harmless to humans. Observe quietly from a distance with binoculars to avoid disturbing their nests, which are often built very low to the ground in dense vegetation.
The mourning warbler ( Geothlypis philadelphia ) is a small songbird of the New World warbler family.
Photo: Jason Hill, CC-BY, via iNaturalist
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