Black-throated Grey Warbler

Setophaga nigrescens (Townsend, JK, 1837)

13 cmLength8.7 gWeight

The black-throated gray warbler or black-throated grey warbler (Setophaga nigrescens) is a passerine bird of the New World warbler family Parulidae.

Busiest months: April and September · Most records: United States, Canada, Mexico

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Black-throated Grey Warbler has been recorded at 335 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Cave Creek Canyon – South ForkUnited States4,711 records
Sweetwater WetlandsUnited States3,886 records
Ramsey Canyon PreserveUnited States2,953 records

More places

North Vancouver – Maplewood Flats Conservation AreaCanada2,856 records
Mt. Tabor ParkUnited States2,689 records
Mt. Lemmon – Rose Canyon and LakeUnited States2,542 records
Anza Trail – TubacUnited States2,533 records
Madrona MarshUnited States2,502 records
Discovery ParkUnited States2,440 records
Southeast Farallon IslandUnited States2,420 records

Countries and regions with the most records

United States Canada Mexico

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The black-throated gray warbler or black-throated grey warbler (Setophaga nigrescens) is a passerine bird of the New World warbler family Parulidae. The male has the bold black throat of its name, and black stripes on its head, as well as black streaks on its flanks; the female is a paler version of the male, with a white throat and less distinct black markings on the flanks and wings. It breeds in western North America from British Columbia to New Mexico, and winters in Mexico and the southwestern United States.

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