American Redstart vs Black-Throated Blue Warbler

Setophaga ruticilla compared with Setophaga caerulescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Redstart	Black-Throated Blue Warbler
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family same	Parulidae	Parulidae
Genus same	Setophaga	Setophaga
Species	Setophaga ruticilla	Setophaga caerulescens

Evolutionary Relationship

American Redstart and Black-Throated Blue Warbler share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Setophaga.

Conservation Status

American Redstart

LC — Least Concern

Black-Throated Blue Warbler

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Redstart	Black-Throated Blue Warbler
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Redstart

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Black-Throated Blue Warbler

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, United States, and Venezuela.

American Redstart

American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Black-Throated Blue Warbler

The Black-Throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) is a species in the genus Setophaga. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, United States, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States 🇻🇪 Venezuela