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Elfin Woods Warbler

Setophaga angelae

Endangered · IUCN Red List

ENEndangeredEndemicInvertebratesForestCavity nestTiny · 8 g
Elfin Woods Warbler (Setophaga angelae), photo 1
Photo: Mike Morel/U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Enhancements by Quazgaa at en.wikipedia · Public domain
Elfin Woods Warbler (Setophaga angelae), photo 2
Photo: Matt Felperin · CC BY 4.0
Elfin Woods Warbler (Setophaga angelae), photo 3
Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0
Elfin Woods Warbler (Setophaga angelae), photo 4
Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0
Elfin Woods Warbler (Setophaga angelae), photo 5
Photo: Mike Morel/U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service · Public domain
Elfin Woods Warbler (Setophaga angelae), photo 6
Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region · Public domain
Elfin Woods Warbler (Setophaga angelae), photo 7
Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region · Public domain
Elfin Woods Warbler (Setophaga angelae), photo 8
Photo: Mike Morel/U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Enhancements by Quazgaa) · Public domain
Elfin Woods Warbler (Setophaga angelae), photo 9
Photo: unknown · Public domain
Elfin Woods Warbler (Setophaga angelae), photo 10
Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region · Public domain

ID tip

The elfin woods warbler is a small passerine, averaging 12.5 cm (5 in) in length and 8.4 g (0.30 oz) in weight. Its upperparts are predominantly black with white areas, and its underparts are white with black streaks. Other identifying characteristics are dark brown eyes, white patches on its ears and neck, an incomplete white eyering, a white eyestripe, and two white spots on its outer tail feathers. Like other Antillean warblers (Adelaide's warbler, Saint Lucia warbler, plumbeous warbler, and arrowhead warbler), it has a long bill and short, round wings (53.8 mm or 2.12 in average). Voice: The elfin woods warbler's song and call are difficult to hear. The species has a subtle voice and its call and song resemble those of the bananaquit, the most abundant bird in Puerto Rico.

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When to see the Elfin Woods Warbler

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Elfin Woods Warbler

Regular range

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Puerto Rico

About the Elfin Woods Warbler

The elfin woods warbler is a species of bird endemic to Puerto Rico, where it is local and uncommon. Discovered in 1968 and described in 1972, it is the most recently described New World warbler.

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Easily confused with

St. Lucia Warbler (Setophaga delicata) St. Lucia WarblerSetophaga delicataThe St. Lucia warbler is 12.5 cm (4.9 in) long. Vitelline Warbler (Setophaga vitellina) Vitelline WarblerSetophaga vitellinaThe vitelline warbler is 13 cm (5.1 in) long and weighs 6.2 to 7.5 g (0.22 to 0.26 oz). Arrowhead Warbler (Setophaga pharetra) Arrowhead WarblerSetophaga pharetraThe arrowhead warbler is 12.5 to 13 cm (4.9 to 5.1 in) long and weighs 9.1 to 10.5 g (0.32 to 0.37 oz).

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