---
title: "Kentucky Warbler"
description: "Geothlypis formosa — Birds. The Kentucky warbler (Geothlypis formosa) is a small species of New World warbler."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/kentucky-warbler
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kentucky Warbler

> Geothlypis formosa — Birds. The Kentucky warbler (Geothlypis formosa) is a small species of New World warbler.

- Scientific name: *Geothlypis formosa*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 4481
- Wikidata: [Q27075899](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27075899)
- iNaturalist taxon: [145225](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/145225)

## Names

- en: Kentucky Warbler
- de: Kentuckywaldsänger
- es: Chipe patilludo
- fr: Paruline du Kentucky
- it: Parula del Kentucky
- pt: Mariquita-do-kentucky
- pl: Cytrynka czarnouzda

## Countries with the most observations

US (3540), MX (186), CA (132), CR (56), HN (50), BZ (42), GT (33), NI (11), PA (7), BM (3), SV (3)

## Summary

The Kentucky warbler (Geothlypis formosa) is a small species of New World warbler. It is a sluggish and heavy warbler with a short tail, preferring to spend most of its time on or near the ground, except when singing.

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

## Photo

![Kentucky Warbler](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/kentucky-warbler/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/329240150

## Machine access

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