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The Blackburnian warbler (Setophaga fusca) is a bird found in United States, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica and Ecuador. Tall conifer forests in eastern North America; winters in South America. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Blackburnian warbler lives

Tall conifer forests in eastern North America; winters in South America.

🍽️ 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 Mario Reyes Jr (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1107423. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Blackburnian warbler

Where does the Blackburnian warbler live?

The Blackburnian warbler lives in United States, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica and Ecuador. Tall conifer forests in eastern North America; winters in South America.

What does the Blackburnian 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 Blackburnian warbler endangered?

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

More birds from North America

• ʻAkiapolaʻau
• Scissor-tailed hummingbird
• Grenada dove
• Brown-capped rosy finch
• Short-crested coquette
• Hispaniolan crossbill

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