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Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera

IUCN Red List history

Year Category
2012 Least Concern
2009 Least Concern
2008 Least Concern
2004 Least Concern
2000 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988 Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status full migrant Forest dependency Does not normally occur in forest
Land mass type   Average mass 8.9 g

Distribution

  Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) 757,000 medium
Extent of Occurrence non-breeding (km2) 757,000 medium
Number of locations -
Fragmentation -

Population & trend

  Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
No. of mature individuals poor Estimated 2009
Population trend Decreasing -
Number of subpopulations - - -
Largest subpopulation - - -
Generation length (yrs) 3.7 - - -
Trend justification: This species has undergone a small or statistically insignificant decrease over the last 40 years in North America (data from Breeding Bird Survey and/or Christmas Bird Count: Butcher and Niven 2007).

Country/Territory distribution

Country/Territory Occurrence status Extinct Breeding Non-breeding Passage
Aruba (to Netherlands) Vagrant No      
Bahamas Native No      
Belize Native No   Yes Yes
Canada Native No Yes    
Cayman Islands (to UK) Native No      
Colombia Native No      
Costa Rica Native No   Yes  
Cuba Native No      
Dominican Republic Native No      
El Salvador Native No      
Guadeloupe (to France) Native No   Yes  
Guatemala Native No      
Haiti Native No      
Honduras Native No      
Jamaica Vagrant No      
Mexico Native No      
Nicaragua Native No   Yes  
Panama Native No      
Puerto Rico (to USA) Native No      
St Pierre and Miquelon (to France) Vagrant No     Yes
Turks and Caicos Islands (to UK) Native No      
USA Native No Yes    
Virgin Islands (to USA) Native No   Yes  

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Grassland Temperate major non-breeding
Grassland Temperate major breeding
Shrubland Temperate suitable breeding
Shrubland Temperate suitable non-breeding
Altitude 0 - 0 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2013) Species factsheet: Vermivora cyanoptera. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 20/06/2013. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2013) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 20/06/2013.

This information is based upon, and updates, the information published in BirdLife International (2000) Threatened birds of the world. Barcelona and Cambridge, UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, BirdLife International (2004) Threatened birds of the world 2004 CD-ROM and BirdLife International (2008) Threatened birds of the world 2008 CD-ROM. These sources provide the information for species accounts for the birds on the IUCN Red List.

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Key facts
Current IUCN Red List category Least Concern
Family Parulidae (New World warblers)
Species name author (Linnaeus, 1766)
Population size mature individuals
Population trend Decreasing
Distribution size (breeding/resident) 757,000 km2
Country endemic? No
Links to further information
- Summary information on this species