New World Warblers in British Columbia
Our list for British Columbia has 17 new world warblers recorded regularly there: 15 summer visitors and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in British Columbia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 17, most common first
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronataSummer visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Mar–Dec
Northern Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestivaSummer visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly May–Sep
Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celataSummer visitorCommon11–14 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichasSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaSummer visitorUncommon11–14 cmRegularly May–Sep
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensisSummer visitorUncommon12–15 cmRegularly May–Sep
Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapillaSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnoliaSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly May–Sep
Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrinaSummer visitorUncommon10–13 cmRegularly May–Sep
OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapillaSummer visitorRare12–15 cmRegularly May–Aug
Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataSummer visitorRare13–15 cmRegularly May–Sep
Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virensSummer visitorRare11–12 cmRegularly May–Jul
Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrinaSummer visitorRare12–14 cmRegularly May–Jul
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarumSummer visitorRare12–14 cmRegularly May–Dec
Mourning WarblerGeothlypis philadelphiaSummer visitorRare10–15 cmRegularly May–Jul
Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castaneaPassage migrantRare14–14 cmRegularly Jun–Sep
Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanicaPassage migrantRare10–14 cmRegularly Jun–Sep
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Tennessee Warbler 10–13 cm
- Black-throated Green Warbler 11–12 cm
- Common Yellowthroat 11–13 cm
- Nashville Warbler 11–13 cm
- Magnolia Warbler 11–13 cm
- Chestnut-sided Warbler 10–14 cm
- Northern Yellow Warbler 12–13 cm
- Orange-crowned Warbler 11–14 cm
- American Redstart 11–14 cm
- Mourning Warbler 10–15 cm
- Cape May Warbler 12–14 cm
- Palm Warbler 12–14 cm
- Yellow-rumped Warbler 12–15 cm
- Northern Waterthrush 12–15 cm
- Ovenbird 12–15 cm
- Blackpoll Warbler 13–15 cm
- Bay-breasted Warbler 14–14 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made