Data Zone
Taxonomic note
Setophaga discolor (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously placed in the genus Dendroica following AOU (1998 & supplements); SACC (2005 & updates); Sibley & Monroe (1990, 1993); Stotz et al. (1996).
Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
SACC. 2005 and updates. A classification of the bird species of South America. Available at: #http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm#.
| Critically Endangered | Endangered | Vulnerable |
|---|---|---|
| - | - | - |
| Year | Category | Criteria |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Least Concern | |
| 2016 | Least Concern | |
| 2012 | Least Concern | |
| 2009 | Least Concern | |
| 2008 | Least Concern | |
| 2004 | Least Concern | |
| 2000 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
| 1994 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
| 1988 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
| Migratory status | full migrant | Forest dependency | Low |
| Land mass type | Average mass | - |
| Estimate | Data quality | |
|---|---|---|
| Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) | 3,740,000 | medium |
| Extent of Occurrence non-breeding (km2) | 3,040,000 | medium |
| Number of locations | - | |
| Severely Fragmented | - |
| Value | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of mature individuals | 3600000 | poor | estimated | 2019 |
| Population trend | Decreasing | estimated | - | |
| Decline (3 years/1 generation past) | - | - | - | |
| Decline (5 years/1 generation past) | - | - | - | |
| Decline (10 years/1 generation past) | - | - | - | |
| Decline (10 years/3 generation future) | - | - | - | |
| Decline (10 years/3 generation past and future) | - | - | - | |
| Number of subpopulations | - | - | - | |
| Percentage in largest subpopulation | - | - | - |
Population justification: The global population is estimated to number 3.6 million mature individuals (Partners in Flight 2019).
Trend justification: The species is undergoing a large, significant decline (Partners in Flight 2019; Rosenberg et al. 2019). Short-term trends suggest that the population has declined by 15% over the past ten years (Pardieck et al. 2018).
| Country/Territory | Occurrence status | Presence | Resident | Breeding | Non-breeding | Passage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anguilla (to UK) | N | Extant | Yes | |||
| Antigua and Barbuda | V | Extant | Yes | |||
| Aruba (to Netherlands) | V | Extant | Yes | |||
| Bahamas | N | Extant | Yes | |||
| Barbados | N | Extant | Yes | |||
| Belize | N | Extant | Yes | |||
| Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (to Netherlands) | N | Extant | Yes | |||
| Canada | N | Extant | Yes | |||
| Cayman Islands (to UK) | N | Extant | Yes | |||
| Costa Rica | V | Extant | Yes | |||
| Cuba | N | Extant | Yes | |||
| Curaçao (to Netherlands) | V | Extant | Yes | |||
| Dominican Republic | N | Extant | Yes | |||
| El Salvador | V | Extant | Yes | |||
| French Polynesia | V | Extant | ||||
| Guatemala | N | Extant | Yes | |||
| Haiti | N | Extant | Yes | |||
| Honduras | N | Extant | Yes | |||
| Jamaica | N | Extant | Yes | |||
| Mexico | N | Extant | Yes | |||
| Montserrat (to UK) | N | Extant | Yes | |||
| Nicaragua | V | Extant | Yes | |||
| Panama | V | Extant | Yes | |||
| Puerto Rico (to USA) | N | Extant | Yes | |||
| Sint Maarten (to Netherlands) | N | Extant | Yes | |||
| St Barthelemy (to France) | N | Extant | Yes | |||
| St Kitts and Nevis | N | Extant | Yes | |||
| St Lucia | V | Extant | Yes | |||
| St Martin (to France) | N | Extant | Yes | |||
| St Pierre and Miquelon (to France) | V | Extant | Yes | |||
| Turks and Caicos Islands (to UK) | N | Extant | Yes | |||
| United States Minor Outlying Islands (to USA) | V | Extant | Yes | |||
| USA | N | Extant | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Virgin Islands (to UK) | N | Extant | Yes | |||
| Virgin Islands (to USA) | N | Extant | Yes |
| Country/Territory | IBA Name |
|---|---|
| Jamaica | Yallahs |
| Jamaica | Blue Mountains |
| Jamaica | Teak Pen |
| Jamaica | Rose Hall |
| Bahamas | Lucayan National Park |
| Bahamas | Governor's Harbour |
| Bahamas | Grog Pond |
| Bahamas | Southern Abaco |
| Bahamas | South Tarpum Bay |
| Bahamas | Long Island and Hog Cay |
| Canada | Point Pelee |
| Canada | Skunk's Misery Complex |
| Canada | Port Franks Forested Dunes |
| Bahamas | Little Abaco |
| Bahamas | Booby Rocks and Pirates Bay |
| Bahamas | Driggs Hill to Mars Bay |
| Puerto Rico (to USA) | Cordillera Central |
| Bahamas | Mangrove Cay |
| Bahamas | Owenstown |
| Virgin Islands (to USA) | Great Pond |
| Bahamas | Cat Island Wetlands |
| Bahamas | Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park |
| Bahamas | South Beach Tidal Flats |
| Bahamas | Allan's Cays |
| Bahamas | Red Bays |
| Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Rural Gardens | suitable | non-breeding |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | Rural Gardens | suitable | breeding |
| Forest | Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level | suitable | non-breeding |
| Forest | Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level | suitable | breeding |
| Shrubland | Subtropical/Tropical Dry | major | non-breeding |
| Shrubland | Subtropical/Tropical Dry | major | breeding |
| Altitude | 0 - 1220 m | Occasional altitudinal limits |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Setophaga discolor. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 28/03/2023.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 28/03/2023.
