About the Cerulean Warbler
The cerulean warbler is a small songbird in the family Parulidae. It is a long-distance migrant, breeding in eastern North American hardwood forests and wintering on the Eastern slope of the Andes in South America during non-breeding season, preferring subtropical forests.
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The cerulean warbler is one of the smallest Setophaga wood-warblers, about 11 cm (4.3 in) long, weighing 8–10 g (0.28–0.35 oz), and having a wingspan of 20 cm (7.9 in). Males are slightly larger than females, and older males tend to also be larger. Wing chord measures 62–66 mm (2.4–2.6 in), while the tail is 40.6–42.7 mm (1.60–1.68 in) long. The culmen, or upper edge of the beak, measures 9.5–9.8 mm (0.37–0.39 in) long, 3.5 mm (0.14 in) wide and 3.5 mm (0.14 in) height. The cerulean warbler is strongly sexually dichromatic.
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What the Cerulean Warbler sounds like
Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Guadeloupe, Iceland, Bolivia, Caribbean Netherlands.
When to see it
Peak activity in May · a summer visitor species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Hermit WarblerSetophaga occidentalisHermit warblers are dark gray in coloration on top, and white below, and their flanks are streaked with black.
Grace's WarblerSetophaga graciaeGrace's warbler is a small bird, 11–13 cm long.
Golden-cheeked WarblerSetophaga chrysopariaThe golden-cheeked warbler is very striking due to its bright yellow cheeks that are contrasted by its black throat and back.
Side by side: Cerulean Warbler vs Tropical Parula · Cerulean Warbler vs Hermit Warbler · Cerulean Warbler vs Grace's Warbler
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