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Leiothlypis ruficapilla

(Wilson, 1811)

Nashville Warbler

G5Secure Found in 91 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.105118
Element CodeABPBX01060
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 ruficapilla(Wilson, 1811)Vermivora ruficapilla(Wilson, 1811)
Other Common Names
Chipe de Coronilla (ES) Nashville warbler (EN) Paruline à joues grises (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
Range Extent Comments
BREEDS: southern British Columbia to northwestern Montana, south to southern California and Nevada, also from central Saskatchewan to Nova Scotia, south to southern Manitoba, Minnesota, northeastern Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland. WINTERS: southern Sonora and Durango east to Nuevo Leon, southern Texas and Tamaulipas south through Chiapas and into Guatemala; most common in western Mexico and central highlands, less common on Atlantic slope and unknown from Yucatan Peninsula; regularly south to El Salvador, rare or accidental in Honduras, rarely or casually to Costa Rica and western Panama (Stiles and Skutch 1989), southern California, Florida, and West Indies.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Forest-bordered bogs, second growth, open deciduous and coniferous woodland, forest edge and undergrowth, cutover or burned areas; in migration and winter in various woodland, scrub, and thicket habitats. Nests on ground at base of bush, small tree, sapling, or clump of grass, or in hollow in moss.

Reproduction

Clutch size is 4-5. Incubation, by female, lasts 11-12 days. Young are tended by both parents, leave nest at about 11 days.
Terrestrial Habitats
Woodland - HardwoodWoodland - ConiferWoodland - MixedShrubland/chaparralOld field
Palustrine Habitats
FORESTED WETLANDBog/fenRiparian
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN5B
ProvinceRankNative
New HampshireS5BYes
MissouriSNAYes
DelawareSNAYes
TennesseeS4NYes
LouisianaSNAYes
FloridaSNAYes
West VirginiaS1BYes
PennsylvaniaS3BYes
WyomingS5NYes
OklahomaSNRNYes
MichiganS5Yes
OregonS4BYes
North DakotaSNAYes
MaineS5B,S5MYes
MinnesotaSNRBYes
TexasS5Yes
WashingtonS4BYes
VermontS5BYes
WisconsinS4BYes
MarylandS1BYes
District of ColumbiaS2NYes
ConnecticutS4BYes
GeorgiaSNRNYes
KansasSNAYes
South DakotaSNAYes
IllinoisS1Yes
Navajo NationSNAYes
ArkansasS4NYes
MassachusettsS4BYes
ArizonaS4MYes
IdahoS4BYes
UtahSNAYes
IndianaSNAYes
NevadaS3BYes
North CarolinaSNAYes
AlabamaSNRMYes
New MexicoS4NYes
MississippiSNAYes
New YorkS5BYes
South CarolinaSNAYes
VirginiaS1BYes
MontanaS5BYes
NebraskaSNRNYes
KentuckySNAYes
Rhode IslandS3BYes
New JerseyS3B,S4NYes
ColoradoSNAYes
IowaS5NYes
CaliforniaSNRBYes
CanadaN5B
ProvinceRankNative
Island of NewfoundlandS2B,SUMYes
OntarioS5BYes
Prince Edward IslandS4B,S5MYes
Nova ScotiaS4B,S5MYes
New BrunswickS4B,S5MYes
QuebecS5BYes
SaskatchewanS5BYes
AlbertaS3BYes
LabradorS2B,SUMYes
British ColumbiaS5BYes
ManitobaS5BYes
Roadless Areas (91)
Arizona (3)
AreaForestAcres
Catalina St. Pk. Roadless AreaCoronado National Forest951
Middle Romero WSRCoronado National Forest60
TumacacoriCoronado National Forest44,594
California (48)
AreaForestAcres
Bald RockPlumas National Forest4,675
Bell MeadowStanislaus National Forest7,968
Black ButteMendocino National Forest15,461
Black Mtn.Sequoia National Forest15,102
Butt Mtn.Lassen National Forest8,217
Cahuilla MountainSan Bernardino National Forest6,952
Caples CreekEldorado National Forest17,854
Carson - IcebergStanislaus National Forest56,430
Castle Crags AShasta-Trinity National Forest113
Castle Crags BShasta-Trinity National Forest1,619
Castle PeakTahoe National Forest14,974
ChicoSequoia National Forest39,836
DardanellesEldorado National Forest8,110
DomeStanislaus National Forest11,085
East YubaTahoe National Forest17,968
EbbettsHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest255
FalesHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest9,138
Granite ChiefTahoe National Forest6,546
Greenhorn CreekSequoia National Forest28,226
Grouse LakesTahoe National Forest19,085
Heart LakeLassen National Forest9,349
Iceberg - Mill CreekHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest26,988
Jennie LakeSequoia National Forest2,388
Kings RiverSierra National Forest52,999
Long MeadowHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest11,967
Magic MountainAngeles National Forest15,542
Middle YubaTahoe National Forest7,379
Mill PeakSan Bernardino National Forest7,884
Mt. JacksonHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest20,721
Mt. EddyShasta-Trinity National Forest7,232
Mt. Shasta AShasta-Trinity National Forest676
Mt. Shasta BShasta-Trinity National Forest2,809
NightStanislaus National Forest3,173
North Fork American RiverTahoe National Forest38,495
PyramidEldorado National Forest24,347
Raymond PeakStanislaus National Forest3,646
San DimasAngeles National Forest7,160
Sespe - FrazierAngeles National Forest4,254
ShuteyeSierra National Forest7,313
SinkardHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest2,004
Slate Mtn.Sequoia National Forest12,299
South ForkShasta-Trinity National Forest16,786
Tragedy - Elephants BackEldorado National Forest20,866
Trumbull PeakStanislaus National Forest6,164
Wheeler RidgeInyo National Forest15,744
Wild Cattle MtnLassen National Forest4,965
Wild Horse Mtn. (CA)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest28,822
WoolstaffSequoia National Forest41,445
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
Borah PeakSalmon-Challis National Forest130,463
Michigan (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bear SwampHuron-Manistee National Forest3,915
Minnesota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Kawishiwi Lake To SawbillSuperior National Forest15,305
Montana (4)
AreaForestAcres
Alexander Creek #696Kootenai National Forest6,719
Cube Iron - SilcoxLolo National Forest36,998
Mt. BushnellLolo National Forest41,798
Silver KingLolo National Forest12,816
Nevada (1)
AreaForestAcres
Angel Peak NorthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest12,577
New Hampshire (2)
AreaForestAcres
PemigewassetWhite Mountain National Forest32,255
Pemigewasset ExtWhite Mountain National Forest15,840
New Mexico (2)
AreaForestAcres
Capitan MountainsLincoln National Forest14,069
Ryan HillCibola National Forest34,201
Oregon (11)
AreaForestAcres
Bulldog RockUmpqua National Forest6,056
HellholeUmatilla National Forest65,679
Hurricane CreekWallowa-Whitman National Forest1,606
Imnaha FaceWallowa-Whitman National Forest29,575
Little SheepWallowa-Whitman National Forest5,238
Lookout MountainOchoco National Forest14,115
Mt. JeffersonDeschutes National Forest2,282
Mt. BaileyUmpqua National Forest18,401
Shasta CostaSiskiyou National Forests14,420
Sheep DivideWallowa-Whitman National Forest16,201
W - T ThreeUmatilla National Forest1,705
Pennsylvania (1)
AreaForestAcres
Minister ValleyAllegheny National Forest1,417
Tennessee (2)
AreaForestAcres
Sampson Mountain AdditionCherokee National Forest3,064
Sycamore CreekCherokee National Forest6,984
Vermont (1)
AreaForestAcres
Devil's Den 09083Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests9,169
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mill MountainGeorge Washington National Forest10,840
Washington (12)
AreaForestAcres
Black CanyonOkanogan National Forest9,681
Devils GulchWenatchee National Forest24,419
EntiatWenatchee National Forest72,617
Granite MountainOkanogan National Forest27,428
Higgins MountainMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest13,185
HorseshoeGifford Pinchot National Forest7,579
Liberty BellOkanogan National Forest108,495
Pasayten RimOkanogan National Forest17,074
Rock CreekWenatchee National Forest32,239
SawtoothOkanogan National Forest122,194
South MidwayGifford Pinchot National Forest2,384
TaneumWenatchee National Forest26,140
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