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New World Warblers

Wilson's Warbler

Mönchswaldsänger

Cardellina pusilla

New World Warblers7 photosFirst seen: 12 August 2026
Wilson's Warbler

Wilson's Warbler is a small yellow warbler with an olive back, a plain face and no wingbars. Adult males have a black cap, while females and young birds may show only a small dark crown patch or none at all. The species feeds actively on small insects in dense shrubs and low branches. It breeds across much of Canada and the western United States and winters from Mexico to Central America. It often uses moist vegetation along streams and forest edges.

ID tip: A small yellow warbler with an olive back, plain face and no wingbars. Adult males have a neat black cap; females and young birds may show little or no black.
First seen: 12 August 2026 · San Juan Islands · 7 photos in the collection.

Places in my records

Locations where this species is supported by a dated first record, an unambiguous single-place outing or a reviewed assignment.

Family
New World Warblers (Parulidae)
Length
10–12 cm
Wingspan
14–17 cm
Regional status
Summer visitor (Pacific Northwest, USA)
Conservation
Least Concern LCIUCN Red List · retrieved 27 August 2026
Habitat
Moist shrubby woodland, stream edges, willow thickets and forest clearings
Diet
Small insects and other arthropods
Built from verified occurrence records, not drawn by hand. Core range = the countries holding 99% of all records; the rest are scattered or vagrant records. Record counts track where people watch birds as much as where the birds are, so the map shows presence, not abundance. Data: GBIF (CC BY 4.0). Basemap: Natural Earth.

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