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Leiothlypis peregrina

(Wilson, 1811)

Tennessee Warbler

G5Secure Found in 23 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
MediumThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.101955
Element CodeABPBX01040
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyParulidae
GenusLeiothlypis
Synonyms
Oreothlypis peregrina(Wilson, 1811)Vermivora peregrina(Wilson, 1811)
Other Common Names
Chipe Peregrino (ES) Paruline obscure (FR)
Concept Reference
American Ornithologists' Union (AOU). 1998. Check-list of North American birds. Seventh edition. American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C. [as modified by subsequent supplements and corrections published in The Auk]. Also available online: http://www.aou.org/.
Taxonomic Comments
Formerly placed in the genus Vermivora (AOU 1983, 1998) or Oreothlypis (AOU 2010). Transferred to Leiothlypis by AOS (2019).
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-04-09
Change Date1996-12-03
Edition Date2002-12-18
Edition AuthorsCannings, S.
Threat ImpactMedium
Range Extent>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences> 300
Rank Reasons
Still widespread and common, although threatened by some habitat loss in the core of its breeding range.
Range Extent Comments
BREEDING: southeastern Alaska and southern Yukon to northern Saskatchewan and southern Labrador, south to southern British Columbia, northwestern Montana, southern Manitoba, northern Minnesota, northern New England, and Nova Scotia. NON-BREEDING: Oaxaca and Tabasco in Mexico south through Central America to northern and western Venezuela, northern and western Colombia, and northern Ecuador (Ridgely and Tudor 1989). Transient through eastern Mexico and, rarely, the Yucatan Peninsula and western Caribbean.
Threat Impact Comments
Much of the core of this species' range is in the western boreal forest, so is threatened by forest conversion to agriculture along the southern edges of the boreal zone. In Saskatchewan alone, 4368 square kilometers of forest was lost to agriculture in the period 1966-1994, a rate of -0.87%/year (Hobson et al. 2002). Much of the remaining southern boreal forest in western Canada has been leased to forestry companies (Cummings et al. 1994, Stelfox 1995).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Openings of northern woodland, edges of dense spruce forests, cleared balsam-tamarack bogs, grassy places of open aspen and pines, alder and willow thickets, open deciduous second growth. In migration and winter generally in single species flocks in tops of trees of various woodland types--not typically in continuous mature forest; in winter prefers semi-open, second growth, coffee plantations, gardens (Stiles and Skutch 1989). BREEDING: Nests in hollow of moss in bog, or on higher level ground or hillside, in thickets or in open at base of grass or shrub (Terres 1980).

Ecology

Nonbreeding: social, usually in small flocks (Stiles and Skutch 1989, Ridgely and Tudor 1989).

Reproduction

Eggs are laid in June-July. Clutch size: 4-7 (commonly 6). Incubation probably lasts 11-12 days. Reproductive output increases when spruce budworm is abundant.
Terrestrial Habitats
Woodland - HardwoodWoodland - ConiferWoodland - MixedOld fieldSuburban/orchard
Palustrine Habitats
FORESTED WETLANDBog/fenRiparian
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5B
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS5BYes
SaskatchewanS5BYes
Prince Edward IslandS2B,SUMYes
Northwest TerritoriesS5Yes
AlbertaS5BYes
QuebecS5BYes
NunavutSUBYes
British ColumbiaS5BYes
Yukon TerritoryS5BYes
LabradorS5BYes
New BrunswickS4B,S5MYes
Nova ScotiaS3B,S5MYes
Island of NewfoundlandS4B,SUMYes
ManitobaS5BYes
United StatesN5B
ProvinceRankNative
LouisianaSNAYes
WyomingS5NYes
AlaskaS2BYes
IllinoisSNAYes
FloridaSNAYes
VirginiaSNAYes
ArkansasS4NYes
New JerseyS4NYes
TexasS4Yes
KansasSNAYes
MichiganS4Yes
MissouriSNAYes
North DakotaSNAYes
IndianaSNAYes
UtahSNAYes
District of ColumbiaS2NYes
West VirginiaSNAYes
AlabamaSNRMYes
South DakotaSNAYes
ArizonaS1MYes
GeorgiaSNRNYes
Rhode IslandSNAYes
PennsylvaniaSNAYes
MinnesotaSNRBYes
NebraskaSNRNYes
MississippiSNAYes
New MexicoS4NYes
IowaS5NYes
MarylandSNAYes
TennesseeS4NYes
CaliforniaSNAYes
DelawareSNAYes
ConnecticutSNAYes
MassachusettsS4NYes
OregonSNAYes
ColoradoSNAYes
North CarolinaSNAYes
South CarolinaS4MYes
MaineS4BYes
OklahomaSNRNYes
MontanaS3BYes
New YorkS2BYes
New HampshireS3BYes
VermontS1BYes
KentuckySNAYes
OhioSNAYes
Roadless Areas (23)
Alaska (1)
AreaForestAcres
HyderTongass National Forest121,723
California (3)
AreaForestAcres
CajonSan Bernardino National Forest7,548
Horse Mdw.Inyo National Forest5,687
Log Cabin SaddlebagInyo National Forest15,165
Colorado (1)
AreaForestAcres
Red TableWhite River NF39,122
Minnesota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Phantom LakeSuperior National Forest6,521
New Hampshire (3)
AreaForestAcres
Carr MountainWhite Mountain National Forest17,110
Cherry MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,766
Pemigewasset ExtWhite Mountain National Forest15,840
North Carolina (4)
AreaForestAcres
BearwallowPisgah National Forest4,113
Chunky Gal (addition)Nantahala National Forest3,336
Jarrett CreekPisgah National Forest7,485
Overflow CreekNantahala National Forest3,379
Tennessee (2)
AreaForestAcres
Sampson Mountain AdditionCherokee National Forest3,064
Sycamore CreekCherokee National Forest6,984
Vermont (1)
AreaForestAcres
Woodford 09086Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests2,456
Virginia (6)
AreaForestAcres
Bear CreekJefferson National Forest18,274
Oak KnobGeorge Washington National Forest10,882
Peters Mountain Addition BJefferson National Forest2,909
Raccoon BranchJefferson National Forest4,388
Shawvers Run AdditionJefferson National Forest1,927
The PriestGeorge Washington National Forest5,737
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mcgowan MountainMonongahela National Forest10,504
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