Species profile
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Setophaga caerulescens
Quick answer
Males midnight blue with a black throat and a white wing pocket.
- Scientific name
- Setophaga caerulescens
- Family
- Parulidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Setophaga
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Habitat
Mountain forest understory
Recording Black-throated Blue Warbler in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Parulidae
- Adelaide's Warbler (Setophaga adelaidae)
- Altamira Yellowthroat (Geothlypis flavovelata)
- Arrowhead Warbler (Setophaga pharetra)
- Audubon’s Warbler (Setophaga auduboni)
- Bachman's Warbler (Vermivora bachmanii)
- Bahama Warbler (Setophaga flavescens)
- Bahama Yellowthroat (Geothlypis rostrata)
- Baird's Yellowthroat (Geothlypis bairdi)