Yellow-rumped Warbler
(Setophaga coronata)

Overview

Summary

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One of the most common warblers in Canada, the Yellow-rumped Warbler's range extends from the east to the west coast and north to the Yukon. Results from the Breeding Bird Survey suggest that populations have shown a moderate increase since the early 1970s, though coverage in the northern portion of this species' range is poor. The reliability of this assessment is therefore considered low.

Designations

Population status

Population estimate

Distribution maps

• BirdLife International / NatureServe
• North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS): Relative Abundance and Breeding Distribution (1970-2016)

Migration strategy, occurrence

Responsibility for conservation

General nesting period in Canada

Conservation and management

Currently, there are few conservation concerns for this species. Although the Yellow-rumped Warbler prefers mature coniferous habitats, it uses a variety of habitats. It also seems to be tolerant of forest management practices. For example, activities that disturb habitat, such as fire and logging, appear to be beneficial to this species, and there has been no effect when pest management practices have been used (Hunt and Flaspohler 1998).

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

• Hunt, P.D. and D.J. Flaspohler. 1998. Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Hunt, P.D. and D.J. Flaspohler. 1998. Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. (Link)