Listen to the Hooded warbler
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About the Hooded warbler
The Hooded warbler is a bird in the family Parulidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Hooded warbler sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as song. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The hooded warbler (Setophaga citrina) is a New World warbler. It breeds in eastern North America across the eastern United States and into southernmost Canada (Ontario). It is migratory, wintering in Central America and the West Indies. Hooded warblers are very rare vagrants to western Europe.
Recent genetic research has suggested that the type species of Wilsonia (hooded warbler W. citrina) and of Setophaga (American redstart S. ruticilla) are closely related and should be merged into the same genus. As the name Setophaga (published in 1827) takes priority over Wilsonia (published in 1838), hooded warbler would then be transferred as Setophaga citrina. This change has been accepted by the North American Classification Committee of the American Ornithologists' Union, and the IOC World Bird List. The South American Classification Committee continues to list the bird in the genus Wilsonia.
Related birds in the genus Setophaga
Mangrove warbler
Setophaga petechia
Blackpoll warbler
Setophaga striata
Yellow-rumped warbler
Setophaga coronata
Magnolia warbler
Setophaga magnolia
Cape May warbler
Setophaga tigrina
Black-throated blue warbler
Setophaga caerulescens
Prairie warbler
Setophaga discolor
Black-throated green warbler
Setophaga virens
More from the family Parulidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Hooded warbler sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the Hooded warbler on this page, including its song. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Hooded warbler endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Hooded warbler as “least concern”.
What family does the Hooded warbler belong to?
The Hooded warbler (Setophaga citrina) belongs to the family Parulidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Clark Creek Natural Area, Wilkinson County, Mississippi… by Philip Vanbergen – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Song · Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve, Dakota, Minnesota, United… by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q27075904 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Hooded warbler – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by TonyCastro – CC BY-SA 4.0