Golden-winged Warbler

Vermivora chrysoptera (Linnaeus, 1766) 17220
Family: Passeriformes > Parulidae

A pretty North American Warbler with yellow wing and crown patches, Golden-winged Warbler is declining throughout its north-eastern US range and it is an extremely rare visitor to Britain.

To date the only British record concerns a bird found in Maidstone, Kent in 1989, causing one of the biggest twitches in UK birding history.

Select a topic for more facts and statistics about the Golden-winged Warbler

  • Breeding
  • Winter
15 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
15 records

BTO RECORDS

15 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
15 records

BTO RECORDS

Identification

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Status and Trends

Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.

CONSERVATION STATUS

This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.

POPULATION SIZE

We have no population estimates for this scarce species.

Movement

Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

RINGING RECOVERIES

View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information about Golden-winged Warbler, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING

Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.

CODES & CLASSIFICATION

For information in another language (where available) click on a linked name

Catalan: bosquerola d'ales daurades
Czech: lesnácek zlatokrídlý
Danish: Gulvinget Sanger
Dutch: Geelvleugelzanger
Estonian: kuldtiib-säälik
Finnish: kultasiipikerttuli
French: Paruline à ailes dorées
German: Goldflügel-Waldsänger
Hungarian: aranyszárnyú hernyófaló
Icelandic: Gullskríkja
Italian: Parula alidorate
Latvian: zeltsparnu kaukis
Lithuanian: geltonsparnis kirmlesys
Norwegian: Gullvingeparula
Polish: lasówka zlotoskrzydla
Portuguese: mariquita-d'asa-amarela
Slovak: horárik zlatokrídly
Slovenian: zlatoperuti gosenicar
Spanish: Reinita alidorada
Swedish: guldvingad skogssångare

Links to more studies from ConservationEvidence.com

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