Pink-headed Warbler
Cardellina versicolor
- Family
- New World Warblers (Parulidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The pink-headed warbler (Cardellina versicolor) is a small passerine bird found in the southwestern highlands of Guatemala and the central and southeastern highlands of the Mexican state of Chiapas. The adult is primarily red, with a silvery-pink head and chest. It is a fairly common to common resident of humid to semi-humid pine-oak, pine-evergreen and evergreen forest and edge, at altitudes ranging from 1,800–3,500 m (5,900–11,500 ft) above sea level.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Mountains of far southern Mexico (Chiapas) to Guatemala.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Pink-headed warbler
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
