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The Black-and-white warbler (Mniotilta varia) is a bird found in United States and Canada. Woods across eastern North America; winters in the tropics. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Black-and-white warbler lives

Woods across eastern North America; winters in the tropics.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs80%
• 🍎 Fruit20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

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Recorded by Bobby Wilcox (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1036380. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Black-and-white warbler

Where does the Black-and-white warbler live?

The Black-and-white warbler lives in United States and Canada. Woods across eastern North America; winters in the tropics.

What does the Black-and-white warbler eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 80%), fruit (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Black-and-white warbler endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from North America

• Steller's jay
• Lesser yellowlegs
• Northern pintail
• American oystercatcher
• Black-billed magpie
• Amazon kingfisher

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.