Yellow-throated Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler has surged: up 151% on the route-weighted index since 1968.
About the Yellow-throated Warbler
The Yellow-throated Warbler (Setophaga dominica) is a North American member of the Wood-Warblers (Parulidae). In this analysis it is grouped with the forest birds.
- Size
- 4.5–5.5 in long (11–14 cm) — a small, active songbird (typical for the family)
- Habitat
- Woodlands and forest edges, including wooded suburbs and parks.
- Diet
- Insects and spiders gleaned from foliage and bark, with seeds and berries in season.
- Range
- Recorded on 1,086 Breeding Bird Survey routes across 28 states, most concentrated in the Southeastern Coastal Plain.
- Family
- Parulidae · Forest birds
Notable Yellow-throated Warbler Trends
Yellow-throated Warbler has surged in surveyed states: up 151% on the route-weighted index since 1968.
Yellow-throated Warbler Population Forecast
If the recent trend holds, Yellow-throated Warbler is projected to stay roughly flat through 2029, near 0.49 (95% range 0.41–0.56). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±9.6%, with 60% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.
| Year | Projected index | 95% low | 95% high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.46 | 0.39 | 0.53 |
| 2026 | 0.47 | 0.40 | 0.54 |
| 2027 | 0.47 | 0.40 | 0.55 |
| 2028 | 0.48 | 0.41 | 0.55 |
| 2029 | 0.49 | 0.41 | 0.56 |
Where the Yellow-throated Warbler Is Detected
BBS routes recording Yellow-throated Warbler, sized by most recent count.
Yellow-throated Warbler Population Trend by State
| Alabama | +79% | 1968 | 92 |
| Arkansas | +162% | 1969 | 45 |
| California | insufficient data | n/a | 1 |
| Delaware | +107% | 1970 | 10 |
| Florida | +64% | 1968 | 71 |
| Georgia | +43% | 1968 | 90 |
| Illinois | +267% | 1972 | 36 |
| Indiana | +438% | 1969 | 48 |
| Iowa | insufficient data | n/a | 1 |
| Kansas | insufficient data | n/a | 3 |
| Kentucky | +437% | 1968 | 60 |
| Louisiana | +68% | 1969 | 53 |
| Maryland | +538% | 1968 | 41 |
| Michigan | -24% | 1995 | 3 |
| Mississippi | +337% | 1974 | 43 |
| Missouri | +357% | 1973 | 51 |
| New Jersey | +160% | 1989 | 7 |
| North Carolina | +91% | 1968 | 96 |
| Ohio | 15× | 1968 | 50 |
| Oklahoma | +329% | 1969 | 18 |
| Oregon | insufficient data | n/a | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | +64% | 1971 | 23 |
| South Carolina | +176% | 1968 | 43 |
| Tennessee | +341% | 1968 | 51 |
| Texas | +610% | 1971 | 45 |
| Virginia | +385% | 1968 | 50 |
| West Virginia | 20× | 1968 | 53 |
| Wisconsin | insufficient data | n/a | 1 |
Yellow-throated Warbler Population Trend by Region
Bird Conservation Regions are the ecological unit for trends.
| Edwards Plateau | +257% | 1984 | 8 |
| Oaks and Prairies | +360% | 1992 | 15 |
| Eastern Tallgrass Prairie | 14× | 1972 | 83 |
| Prairie Hardwood Transition | -42% | 1992 | 10 |
| Central Hardwoods | +352% | 1968 | 146 |
| West Gulf Coastal Plain / Ouachitas | +110% | 1969 | 90 |
| Mississippi Alluvial Valley | +211% | 1969 | 36 |
| Southeastern Coastal Plain | +222% | 1968 | 289 |
| Appalachian Mountains | +284% | 1968 | 214 |
| Piedmont | +159% | 1968 | 98 |
| New England / Mid-Atlantic Coast | +756% | 1968 | 51 |
| Peninsular Florida | +11% | 1968 | 34 |
Yellow-throated Warbler Conservation Status
Our route-weighted index shows it up about 151% since 1968.
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. Trend is a route-weighted relative-abundance index, not an absolute population.