Colima Warbler
Photo: Dario Taraborelli · CC0

New World Warblers

Colima Warbler

Leiothlypis crissalis

LCLeast Concern
Family
New World Warblers (Parulidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The Colima warbler (Leiothlypis crissalis) is a New World warbler. It is mainly found in the Sierra Madre Occidental and Oriental mountains of central Mexico, though its range just barely extends into adjacent southwestern Texas in the Chisos Mountains of Big Bend National Park.
The Colima warbler is about 4.5 to 5 inches (11 to 13 cm) long. They are mainly dark gray and brownish in coloration, with a pale underside.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Range and habitat

Breeds Chisos Mountains of southwestern Texas patchily through Sierra Madre Oriental in central Coahuila to southwestern Tamaulipas, northeastern Zacatecas, and northern San Luis Potosí; winters southeastern Sinaloa southward to central Guerrero and eastward to Morelos.

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.