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Birdsong field guide

Blackburnian Warbler

Setophaga fusca

A striking New World warbler famous for the male's fiery orange throat and its preference for the highest reaches of the forest canopy.

What it sounds like

A thin, wiry series of high-pitched notes ending in an extremely high, ascending trill that can be difficult for human ears to detect.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Scott Olmstead · United StatesCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

It is the only North American warbler species featuring a brilliant, flame-orange throat and face.
They are often nicknamed 'fire-throats' due to their intense coloration which stands out against dark coniferous foliage.
The species was named in honor of Anna Blackburne, an 18th-century English naturalist who received specimens from the Americas.
They occupy one of the highest foraging niches among warblers, often spending their entire lives in the tips of mature spruce and hemlock trees.
A single bird may migrate over 3,000 miles from its boreal breeding grounds to its wintering home in the northern Andes Mountains.

Habitat

Mature coniferous and mixed forests, specifically those dominated by eastern hemlock, spruce, and balsam fir.

Range

Breeds across eastern North America and the Canadian Boreal forest; winters in Central America and the Andes of South America.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Adelaide's WarblerSetophaga adelaidae American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla Arrowhead WarblerSetophaga pharetra Bahama WarblerSetophaga flavescens Barbuda WarblerSetophaga subita Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castanea Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescens Black-throated Gray WarblerSetophaga nigrescens

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