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title: "Lucy's Warbler"
description: "Leiothlypis luciae — Birds. Lucy's warbler (Leiothlypis luciae) is a small New World warbler found in North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/lucy-s-warbler
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lucy's Warbler

> Leiothlypis luciae — Birds. Lucy's warbler (Leiothlypis luciae) is a small New World warbler found in North America.

- Scientific name: *Leiothlypis luciae*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 3440
- Wikidata: [Q27075892](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27075892)
- iNaturalist taxon: [979755](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/979755)

## Names

- en: Lucy's Warbler
- de: Rotbürzelwaldsänger
- es: Chipe Rabadilla Castaña
- fr: Paruline de Lucy
- pt: Mariquita-de-lucy
- pl: Lasówka rdzaworzytna

## Countries with the most observations

US (2957), MX (304), CA (3)

## Summary

Lucy's warbler (Leiothlypis luciae) is a small New World warbler found in North America. This species ranges includes southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. It is one of only two warblers to nest in cavities.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy%27s_warbler

## Photo

![Lucy's Warbler](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lucy-s-warbler/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dario Taraborelli · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/194238972

## Machine access

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