How big is a Cuzco Warbler?

The Cuzco Warbler is a tiny sized bird weighing about 11 g.

Where can you see a Cuzco Warbler?

The Cuzco Warbler occurs in 4 countries, including Peru, Bolivia and Colombia.

What birds look similar to a Cuzco Warbler?

The Cuzco Warbler is most easily confused with the White-striped Warbler, the Grey-throated Warbler and the Grey-headed Warbler.

Is the Cuzco Warbler endangered?

The Cuzco Warbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Cuzco Warbler

Myiothlypis chrysogaster

New World Warblers · Passeriformes · Rare

The Cuzco Warbler (Myiothlypis chrysogaster) is a rare new world warbler found in 4 countries, weighing about 11 g. The Cuzco warbler is a South American species of bird in the family Parulidae.

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Cuzco Warbler (Myiothlypis chrysogaster), photo 1 — Photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/14513254@N02 · CC BY 2.0

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Cuzco Warbler (Myiothlypis chrysogaster), photo 3 — Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Cuzco Warbler (Myiothlypis chrysogaster), photo 4 — Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Cuzco Warbler

The Cuzco warbler is a South American species of bird in the family Parulidae. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest. The bird was split from the golden-bellied warbler.

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Where it lives

Peru Bolivia Colombia

Recorded as a rare visitor in Ecuador.

When to see it

Best months: March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in October. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Cuzco Warbler look like?: The Cuzco warbler is a South American species of bird in the family Parulidae.
How big is a Cuzco Warbler?: The Cuzco Warbler is a tiny sized bird weighing about 11 g.
Where can you see a Cuzco Warbler?: The Cuzco Warbler occurs in 4 countries, including Peru, Bolivia and Colombia.
What birds look similar to a Cuzco Warbler?: The Cuzco Warbler is most easily confused with the White-striped Warbler, the Grey-throated Warbler and the Grey-headed Warbler.
Is the Cuzco Warbler endangered?: The Cuzco Warbler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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