Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Craniata
    Class: Aves
      Order: Passeriformes
        Family: Parulidae
          Genus: Leiothlypis
            Species: virginiae

Virginia's Warbler - Leiothlypis virginiae

Virginia's Warbler

Image courtesy of Biota Information System of New Mexico

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Virginia's Warbler (Oreothlypis virginiae) is a small (10-12 cm) gray bird with yellow under the rump and on the chest. They breed in the southwestern U.S. and winter in southwestern Mexico. They breed in pinyon-juniper and into oak woodlands and prefer habitat with ravines and steep, rocky slopes.

Status

Global Rank: G5

State Rank: S3

Rank Metadata
State Rank: S3 Rank Changed: 03/22/2017
Rank Reviewed: 03/22/2017
Reason: N/A
 
Ecological Factors
Specificity: N/A Range Extent: 200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)
Occurences: N/A Population Size: 100,000 - 1,000,000 individuals
Area of Occupancy: N/A Threat Summary: Agricultural & forestry effluents - High | Climate change & severe weather - High | Droughts - High | Energy production & mining - High | Habitat shifting & alteration - High | Invasive & other problematic species & genes - High | Mining & quarrying - High | Pollution - High | Problematic native species - High

State Status:

Federal Status:

USFS Status:

BLM Status: BLM SENSITIVE

SWAP Status: SGCN

NMRP Strategy Status:

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 15

Number of Mapped Locations: 25

Number of Observations: 236

Observation date range: 06-01-1998 to 09-22-2020


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