American Yellow Warbler

Setophaga aestiva

The American yellow warbler, also known as the northern yellow warbler, is a New World warbler. It is a widespread migratory species in the diverse genus Setophaga, that breeds in most parts of North America. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the non-migratory mangrove warbler. Source

Where is the American Yellow Warbler now?

In the last 8 weeks it was recorded 61 times across 6 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).

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How the American Yellow Warbler moves through the year

Over the weeks it was present in the past year, its centre in North America ranged from 25°N in April to 49°N in May, about 2,600 km apart.

When does the American Yellow Warbler arrive?

The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.

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Arriving at the same time in North America

• Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina
• Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
• Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
• House Wren Troglodytes aedon
• Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
• Purple Martin Progne subis
• Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
• Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis

Every arrival in North America, month by month

Related species

• Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia
• American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
• Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
• Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata
• Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
• Northern Parula Setophaga americana
• Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina
• Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca

Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured · How it compares with human observers