Mourning Warbler
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New World Warblers

Mourning Warbler

Geothlypis philadelphia

LCLeast Concern
Family
New World Warblers (Parulidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The mourning warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. Mourning warblers are neotropical migrants native to eastern and central North America and wintering in Central and South America. They tend to be found in dense second growth forests. They are very similar to the MacGillivray's warbler in appearance, especially in females and immature birds, but their breeding range does not overlap into the west.

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

Range and habitat

Breeds southeastern Canada and northeastern USA; winters Nicaragua to northwestern South America.

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.