Current view: Data table and detailed info
Taxonomic note
Setophaga striata (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously placed in the genus Dendroica following AERC TAC (2003); AOU (1998 & supplements); Cramp et al. (1977-1994); SACC (2005 & updates); Sibley & Monroe (1990, 1993); Stotz et al. (1996).
Taxonomic source(s)
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of_the_WP15.xls.
Cramp, S. and Simmons, K.E.L. (eds). 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
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: https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm.
IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Red List history
| Migratory status |
full migrant |
Forest dependency |
medium |
| Land-mass type |
|
Average mass |
- |
Population justification: The population is estimated at around 59,000,000 mature individuals, equating roughly to 88,500,000 individuals in total (Rosenberg et al. 2016). The species is described as one of the most common birds in the breeding range in northern North America (Curson 2018). Density estimates vary between 1.5 pairs/10 ha in mountainous areas and more than 40 pairs/10 ha in subalpine valleys in the northeastern part of the range (DeLuca et al. 2013). Usually, densities are higher in mature, deciduous forests than in conifer stands or younger plantations. There are no density estimates for the non-breeding range.
Trend justification: This species has been undergoing a statistically significant population crash since 1970 (Ralston et al. 2015). Partners in Flight estimates that while the 46 steeply declining North American landbirds may have lost a combined 1.5 billion individuals since 1970, nearly half of these individuals have been Blackpoll Warblers (Rosenberg et al. 2016). This equates to a reduction of 92% between 1970 and 2014. However, a significant data deficiency due to the remoteness of its breeding range makes the rate of decline is difficult to determine: Estimates range from 20.9% over three generations (10.5 years) (North American Breeding Bird Survey; Sauer et al. 2017) to 45.3% over three generations (Partners in Flight Landbird Conservation Plan; Rosenberg et al. 2016). It has to be noted that both estimates yield large confidence intervals due to data deficiency, indicating large uncertainties over the rate of decline.
Country/territory distribution
Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/blackpoll-warbler-setophaga-striata on 24/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 24/11/2024.
