Pine Warbler
(Setophaga pinus)

Overview

Summary

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The Pine Warbler is an uncommon inhabitant of Canada’s forests, restricted primarily to the southern third of Ontario, with small populations in extreme southeastern Manitoba and southern Quebec and New Brunswick. The Breeding Bird Survey suggests a large increase in population relative to about 1970. This increase may be due in part to expansion and maturation of pine plantations. There are currently few conservation concerns for the species.

Designations

Population status

Population estimate

Distribution maps

• BirdLife International / NatureServe
• Breeding Bird Survey (BBS): Relative Abundance and Breeding Distribution (1993-2012)

Migration strategy, occurrence

Responsibility for conservation of world population

Conservation and management

Despite apparent habitat loss and degradation throughout its range, populations of this species have increased (Rodewald et al. 2013). Population growth in Canada is currently strong and there are few known conservation concerns.

Bird conservation region strategies

Environment and Climate Change Canada and partners have developed Bird Conservation Region Strategies in each of Canada’s Bird Conservation Regions (BCRs). In these strategies, selected species are identified as priorities for one or more of the following reasons:

• conservation concerns (i.e., species vulnerable due to population size, distribution, population trend, abundance, or threats)
• stewardship responsibilities (i.e., species that typify the regional avifauna or have a large proportion of their range or population in the sub-region)
• management concerns (i.e., species that require ongoing management because of their socio-economic importance as game species, or because of their impacts on other species or habitats)
• other concerns (i.e., species deemed a priority by regional experts for other reasons than those listed above or because they are listed as species at risk or concern at the provincial level)

Select any of the sub-regions below to view the BCR strategy for additional details.

References

• Rodewald, P.G., J.H. Withgott, and K.G. Smith. 2013. Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Rodewald, P.G., J.H. Withgott, and K.G. Smith. 2013. Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. (Link)