Saint Lucia Warbler (Setophaga delicata) - BirdLife species factsheet

Saint Lucia Warbler Setophaga delicata

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Setophaga delicata (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously placed in the genus Dendroica following AOU (1998 & supplements).

Taxonomic source(s)
AOU. 1998. Check-list of North American birds. American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C.
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.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Not Recognised
1994	Not Recognised
1988	Not Recognised

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	medium
Land-mass type		Average mass	7 g

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	660 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	6600 mature individuals	medium	suspected	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	3.6 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The total population of this species is thought to number more than 10,000 individuals, roughly equivalent to over 6,600 mature individuals.

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
St Lucia	extant	native		yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
St Lucia	Castries and Dennery Waterworks Reserve and Marquis
St Lucia	Iyanola and Grande Anses, Esperance and Fond D'ors
St Lucia	Pitons (Qualibou and Canaries)

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	major	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	suitable	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Moist	suitable	resident
Altitude		Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Saint Lucia Warbler Setophaga delicata. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/saint-lucia-warbler-setophaga-delicata on 23/11/2024.
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 23/11/2024.