Cape May Warbler
Introduction
The first record of this striking North American warbler, which normally winters in the Caribbean, was of a spring singing male; this led some to wonder whether it had been here all winter.
More recently, an immature Cape May Warbler was found on Shetland, in autumn 2013, conforming to the more typical arrival pattern of transatlantic vagrants.
The tongue of the Cape May Warbler is unique among warblers. It is curled and semi-tubular, and is used to collect nectar during winter.
Key Stats
Status and Trends
Conservation Status
Population Size
Population Change
Population trends of this scarce species are not routinely monitored.
Distribution
This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution.
Distribution Change
This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution change.
Seasonality
This species has been too rarely reported to BirdTrack during 2011–22 to properly assess seasonality.
Movement
Britain & Ireland movement
Biology
Survival and Longevity
Survival is shown as the proportion of birds surviving from one year to the next and is derived from bird ringing data. It can also be used to estimate how long birds typically live.
Classification, names and codes
Classification and Codes
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Parulidae
- Scientific name: Setophaga tigrina
- Authority: JF Gmelin, 1789
- BTO 5-letter code: CAMWA
- Euring code number: 17490
Alternate species names
- Catalan: bosquerola tigrada
- Czech: lesnácek skvrnitý
- Danish: Brunkindet Sanger
- Dutch: Tijgerzanger
- Estonian: kuusesäälik
- Finnish: rusoposkikerttuli
- French: Paruline tigrée
- German: Tigerwaldsänger
- Hungarian: tigrislombjáró
- Icelandic: Flóaskríkja
- Italian: Dendroica di Cape May
- Latvian: tigerkaukis
- Lithuanian: tigrinis kruminukas
- Norwegian: Brunkinnparula
- Polish: lasówka rdzawolica
- Portuguese: mariquita-do-cabo-may
- Slovak: horárik tigrovaný
- Slovenian: tigrasti gozdicar
- Spanish: Reinita atigrada
- Swedish: brunkindad skogssångare
