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The Wilson's warbler (Cardellina pusilla) is a bird found in United States, Canada, Mexico and Costa Rica. Thickets and wet woods across northern and western North America; winters in Central America. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, fruit and nectar. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Wilson's warbler lives

Thickets and wet woods across northern and western North America; winters in Central America.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs80%
• 🍎 Fruit10%
• 🌸 Nectar10%

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

Conservation status

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Recorded by Paul Driver (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1074850. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Wilson's warbler

Where does the Wilson's warbler live?

The Wilson's warbler lives in United States, Canada, Mexico and Costa Rica. Thickets and wet woods across northern and western North America; winters in Central America.

What does the Wilson's warbler eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 80%), fruit (about 10%), nectar (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Wilson's warbler endangered?

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

More birds from North America

• Northern parula
• Blue-winged teal
• Field sparrow
• Buff-throated saltator
• Orange-crowned warbler
• Scaled dove

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