Buff-rumped warbler

Myiothlypis fulvicauda

The buff-rumped warbler (Myiothlypis fulvicauda) is a New World warbler that is resident from Honduras south to northwestern Peru and disjunctly in the western Amazon.

Family: Parulidae Order: passerines Conservation: Least Concern

About the Buff-rumped warbler

The buff-rumped warbler (Myiothlypis fulvicauda) is a New World warbler that is resident from Honduras south to northwestern Peru and disjunctly in the western Amazon. It is found in forests at up to 1500 m altitude, always near water. The pair builds a bulky domed nest with a side entrance on a sloping bank next to a stream or path, and the female lays two white eggs which are incubated for 16–17 days with another 13–14 days to fledging. The buff-rumped warbler is 13–13.5 cm long and weighs 14.5 g. The nominate race M. f. fulvicauda of western Amazonia in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil is dark olive-brown above with a grey head, buff supercilium, and the conspicuous rich buff rump and upper tail that give this species its English and scientific names. The lower half of the tail is bl

Fun Facts About Buff-rumped warbler

The pair builds a bulky domed nest with a side entrance on a sloping bank next to a stream or path, and the female lays two white eggs which are incubated for 16–17 days with another 13–14 days to fledging.
The call note of the buff-rumped warbler is a hard tschik like northern waterthrush, and the male's song is a warble followed by a series of 8–15 ringing chew notes.
The buff-rumped warbler is 13–13.5 cm long and weighs 14.5 g.
It is found in forests at up to 1500 m altitude, always near water.
leucopygia, from the Caribbean slope in Central America is a distinctive form, with a much paler buff rump, a white supercilium, dark legs, and dark spotting on the breast.

Conservation Status

The Buff-rumped warbler is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species is currently stable and not at significant risk of population decline.

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Taxonomy & Classification

Order	passerines
Family	Parulidae
Genus	Myiothlypis
Species	Myiothlypis fulvicauda

Range & Habitat