Family Parulidae

New World Warblers

31 species from the family Parulidae.

Typical settings for this family#

Shutter (still)1/1000 s
Shutter (action)1/3200–1/4000 s
Aperturef/5.6–f/8
Size11–15 cm

31 species#

Yellow-rumped Warbler Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata Northern Yellow Warbler Northern Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestiva Common Yellowthroat Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas Palm Warbler Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celata American Redstart American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla Black-and-white Warbler Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia Wilson's Warbler Wilson's WarblerCardellina pusilla Pine Warbler Pine WarblerSetophaga pinus Northern Parula Northern ParulaSetophaga americana Nashville WarblerLeiothlypis ruficapilla Magnolia Warbler Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia Ovenbird OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla Black-throated Green Warbler Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virens Tennessee Warbler Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina Townsend's WarblerSetophaga townsendi Chestnut-sided Warbler Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanica Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrina Bay-breasted Warbler Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castanea Prothonotary Warbler Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis Black-throated Blue Warbler Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescens Blackburnian Warbler Blackburnian WarblerSetophaga fusca Yellow-throated Warbler Yellow-throated WarblerSetophaga dominica Blackpoll Warbler Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striata Hooded WarblerSetophaga citrina Prairie Warbler Prairie WarblerSetophaga discolor Black-throated Gray Warbler Black-throated Gray WarblerSetophaga nigrescens Louisiana Waterthrush Louisiana WaterthrushParkesia motacilla Canada Warbler Canada WarblerCardellina canadensis MacGillivray's Warbler MacGillivray's WarblerGeothlypis tolmiei

Field-craft#

  • Spring migration (late April–May) is peak season.
  • Learn songs to locate birds before you see them.
  • Shoot at the canopy edge where light reaches the leaves.
  • Use a small flexible zone or animal-eye AF; tiny birds flit constantly, so shoot short bursts.

Last updated October 03, 2026 · How we calculate · Sources

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