World Species : Setophaga petechia (Yellow Warbler; American Yellow Warbler)

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Setophaga petechia (Yellow Warbler; American Yellow Warbler)

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Synonyms: Dendroica petechia; Motacilla petechia (homotypic)

Language: French; Spanish

Wikipedia Abstract

The American yellow warbler (Setophaga petechia, formerly Dendroica petechia) is a New World warbler species. Sensu lato, they make up the most widespread species in the diverse Setophaga genus, breeding in almost the whole of North America and down to northern South America.

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Infraspecies

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0)

Unique (100)

Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0)

Unique & Vulnerable (100)

ED Score: 3.02478

EDGE Score: 1.39247

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Attributes

Adult Weight ^[1]	10 grams
Birth Weight ^[3]	1 grams

Breeding Habitat ^[2]	Temperate eastern forests, Boreal forests, Temperate western forests
Wintering Geography ^[2]	Widespread Neotropical
Wintering Habitat ^[2]	Generalist

Diet ^[4]	Carnivore (Invertebrates)
Diet - Invertibrates ^[4]	100 %
Forages - Mid-High ^[4]	80 %
Forages - Understory ^[4]	20 %

Clutch Size ^[5]	5
Clutches / Year ^[3]	1
Fledging ^[1]	10 days
Global Population (2017 est.) ^[2]	98,000,000
Incubation ^[3]	12 days
Mating Display ^[6]	Ground and non-acrobatic aerial display
Mating System ^[6]	Monogamy
Maximum Longevity ^[3]	11 years
Migration ^[7]	Intercontinental
Wing Span ^[7]	8 inches (.2 m)

Female Maturity ^[3]	1 year
Male Maturity ^[3]	1 year

Range Map

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

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Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database

Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund

Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0

Setophaga petechia (Yellow Warbler; American Yellow Warbler)

Wikipedia Abstract

Infraspecies

EDGE Analysis

Attributes

Ecoregions

Protected Areas

Ecosystems

Biodiversity Hotspots

Predators

Range Map

External References

Citations