Palm warbler

Setophaga palmarum

The Palm warbler (Setophaga palmarum) is a bird found in United States and Canada. Bogs in Canada; winters in the southern US and Caribbean. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, fruit and nectar. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Setophaga palmarum
Region	North America
Found in	United States and Canada

🏡 Where the Palm warbler lives

Bogs in Canada; winters in the southern US and Caribbean.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs70%
🍎 Fruit10%
🌸 Nectar10%
🌰 Seeds & nuts10%

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

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 It constantly bobs its tail up and down.

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Recorded by Stanislas Wroza (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1015036. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Palm warbler

Where does the Palm warbler live?

The Palm warbler lives in United States and Canada. Bogs in Canada; winters in the southern US and Caribbean.

What does the Palm warbler eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 70%), fruit (about 10%), nectar (about 10%), seeds and nuts (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Palm warbler endangered?

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

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