Red-faced Warbler (Cardellina rubrifrons)

Other Names (World)
Red-faced Warbler, American Red-faced Warbler

Family
Parulidae (New World Warblers)

Size
14 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Giraud, 1841)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest. From 1,500 - 3,100 m.

Range (Guide)

El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, USA (B).

Breeds in south-western USA (from Arizona and south-western New Mexico) southern in north-western Mexico to southern Durango. Winters from Sinaloa and Durango south through highlands of Mexico and Guatemala to western Honduras and northern El Salvador.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 400,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (56)...)

Red-faced Warbler (Cardellina rubrifrons) [XC616636]
by Richard E. Webster from Rucker Canyon, Chiricahua Mountains, United States (call)

Red-faced Warbler (Cardellina rubrifrons) [XC728657]
by Richard E. Webster from Rose Canyon, Santa Catalina Mtns, Pima County, Arizona, United States (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Genus thought by some authors to be closely related to and perhaps better subsumed in Wilsonia. Others consider it closer to Ergaticus. Birds from Guatemala proposed as a geographical subspecies, bella, but this generally considered not tenable.

References
See References.

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