---
title: "American Redstart"
description: "Setophaga ruticilla — Birds. The American redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) is a New World warbler."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/american-redstart
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# American Redstart

> Setophaga ruticilla — Birds. The American redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) is a New World warbler.

- Scientific name: *Setophaga ruticilla*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 55806
- Wikidata: [Q922772](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q922772)
- iNaturalist taxon: [10247](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/10247)

## Names

- en: American Redstart
- de: Schnäpperwaldsänger
- es: Pavito Migratorio
- fr: Paruline flamboyante
- nl: Amerikaanse roodstaart
- pt: Mariquita-de-rabo-vermelho
- pl: Lasówka szkarłatna

## Countries with the most observations

US (31317), CA (13384), MX (3224), CO (535), CU (327), BZ (295), HN (207), JM (195), VE (176), BS (129), DO (119), CR (89)

## Summary

The American redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) is a New World warbler. It is only distantly related to the Old World (common) redstart, with both belonging to the order Passeriformes.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_redstart

## Photo

![American Redstart](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/american-redstart/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/339975877

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/american-redstart?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).