Bird

Orange-crowned Warbler

Vermivora celata

A winter visitor to Arkansas, found in all 75 counties and 10 habitats.

Here: Winter and on migration
Nesting: Not known to nest here
Range: All 75 counties
Habitats: 10

Female Orange-crowned Warbler, whole bird — **Female**. (c) Sandra Keller, some rights reserved (CC BY). CC BY. iNaturalist photo 327402545. iNaturalist large derivative; no local crop or retouch.

At a glance

Group: Birds
Here: Winter and on migration
Nesting: Not known to nest here
Range: All 75 counties
Habitats: 10
Habitat models: Winter

Where it lives

The places its habitat model includes. It is not found everywhere a habitat occurs.

Habitats in Arkansas 10

Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

1 of 10

Disturbed and introduced wetlands

Wet ground taken over by weedy or introduced plants after disturbance, such as common reed, Chinese tallow or tamarisk stands; the upland counterpart is roadsides, fields and disturbed ground.

Winter

Dry forests and woodlands

Forests and open woodlands on dry ridges and slopes, often oak or pine.

WinterOzark-Ouachita Dry Oak Woodland; Ozark-Ouachita Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest and Woodland

Floodplain and bottomland forests

Forests on low ground beside rivers and streams that flood from time to time.

WinterSouth-Central Interior Large Floodplain - Forest Modifier; West Gulf Coastal Plain Small Stream and River Forest; West Gulf Coastal Plain Large River Floodplain Forest; Red River Large Floodplain Forest; South-Central Interior Small Stream and Riparian; South-Central Interior Large Floodplain

Forest edges and thickets

Borders of forests, clearings and shrubby thickets.

WinterDisturbed/Successional - Shrub Regeneration; Successional Shrub/Scrub (Other); Harvested Forest - Shrub Regeneration

Moderately dry forests

Forests between dry and moist, often oak-hickory on slopes.

WinterOzark-Ouachita Dry-Mesic Oak Forest; Mississippi River Alluvial Plain Dry-Mesic Loess Slope Forest

Moist forests

Forests on moist but not wet ground, such as rich slopes and ravines.

WinterSouthern Crowley's Ridge Mesic Loess Slope Forest; West Gulf Coastal Plain Mesic Hardwood Forest; Ozark-Ouachita Mesic Hardwood Forest

Prairies and grasslands

Open, grass-dominated places kept open by fire, grazing or thin soil, from tallgrass prairie to Piedmont prairies.

WinterArkansas Valley Prairie and Woodland

Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground

Ground opened by people: roadsides, old fields, pastures, fencerows and lots.

WinterDeveloped, Open Space

Streams, rivers and their banks

Flowing water and its banks, bars and rocky shoals.

WinterSouth-Central Interior Small Stream and Riparian

Tree plantations and managed pine

Planted or intensively managed stands of pine or hardwoods grown for timber; a land use rather than a natural community.

WinterDeciduous Plantation; Evergreen Plantation or Managed Pine; Managed Tree Plantation

Other habitats in its models (80)

Land cover, or classes with no habitat page in Arkansas. Those recorded in Arkansas first, the rest by region.

In Arkansas 3

Ouachita Montane Oak Forest Winter.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Pine-Hardwood Forest Winter.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Sandhill Oak and Shortleaf Pine Forest and Woodland Winter.

Elsewhere in the South (38)

Atlantic Coastal Plain Central Maritime Forest Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Dry and Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Mesic Hardwood and Mixed Forest Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Maritime Forest Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland Winter.
Central and South Texas Coastal Fringe Forest and Woodland Winter.
Central and Southern Appalachian Montane Oak Forest Winter.
Central and Southern Appalachian Northern Hardwood Forest Winter.
Central and Southern Appalachian Spruce-Fir Forest Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Maritime Forest Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Dry Upland Hardwood Forest Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Bluff Forest Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Mesic Hardwood Forest Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Loess Bluff Forest Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Mesic Slope Forest Winter.
East-Central Texas Plains Floodplain Forest Winter.
East-Central Texas Plains Pine Forest and Woodland Winter.
East-Central Texas Plains Post Oak Savanna and Woodland Winter.
East-Central Texas Plains Riparian Forest Winter.
Mississippi Delta Maritime Forest Winter.
South-Central Interior / Upper Coastal Plain Wet Flatwoods Winter.
South-Central Interior Mesophytic Forest Winter.
Southeast Florida Coastal Strand and Maritime Hammock Winter.
Southeastern Interior Longleaf Pine Woodland Winter.
Southern and Central Appalachian Cove Forest Winter.
Southern Appalachian Low Mountain Pine Forest Winter.
Southern Appalachian Montane Pine Forest and Woodland Winter.
Southern Appalachian Northern Hardwood Forest Winter.
Southern Coastal Plain Blackwater River Floodplain Forest Winter.
Southern Coastal Plain Dry Upland Hardwood Forest Winter.
Southern Coastal Plain Oak Dome and Hammock Winter.
Southern Interior Low Plateau Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Winter.
Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest Winter.
Southern Piedmont Mesic Forest Winter.
Southern Ridge and Valley Dry Calcareous Forest Winter.
Southwest Florida Coastal Strand and Maritime Hammock Winter.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Chenier and Upper Texas Coastal Fringe Forest and Woodland Winter.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Upland Longleaf Pine Forest and Woodland Winter.

Northeast (6)

Acadian-Appalachian Subalpine Woodland and Heath-Krummholz Winter.
Appalachian Hemlock-Hardwood Forest Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Northern Maritime Forest Winter.
Central Appalachian Oak and Pine Forest Winter.
Central Appalachian Pine-Oak Rocky Woodland Winter.
Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain Dry Hardwood Forest Winter.

Midwest (3)

North-Central Interior Beech-Maple Forest Winter.
North-Central Interior Dry-Mesic Oak Forest and Woodland Winter.
North-Central Interior Maple-Basswood Forest Winter.

Land cover and other classes (30)

Allegheny-Cumberland Dry Oak Forest and Woodland - Hardwood Winter.
Allegheny-Cumberland Dry Oak Forest and Woodland - Pine Modifier Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Fall-Line Sandhills Longleaf Pine Woodland - Loblolly Modifier Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Fall-line Sandhills Longleaf Pine Woodland - Offsite Hardwood Modifier Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Fall-line Sandhills Longleaf Pine Woodland - Scrub/Shrub Understory Modifier Winter.
Central Interior and Appalachian Shrub-Herbaceous Wetland Systems Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest - Hardwood Modifier Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest - Mixed Modifier Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland - Loblolly Modifier Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland - Offsite Hardwood Modifier Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland - Scrub/Shrub Modifier Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Dry Upland Hardwood Forest - Offsite Pine Modifier Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Plain Oak-Hickory Upland - Hardwood Modifier Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Plain Oak-Hickory Upland - Juniper Modifier Winter.
Eastern Great Plains Floodplain Systems Winter.
Florida Longleaf Pine Sandhill - Scrub/Shrub Understory Modifier Winter.
Introduced Upland Vegetation - Shrub Winter.
Northeastern Interior Dry Oak Forest - Mixed Modifier Winter.
Northeastern Interior Dry Oak Forest - Virginia/Pitch Pine Modifier Winter.
Northeastern Interior Dry Oak Forest-Hardwood Modifier Winter.
Recently Burned Winter.
Recently Burned Forest Winter.
Recently Burned Shrubland Winter.
Recently Logged Areas Winter.
Southern Appalachian Grass and Shrub Bald - Shrub Modifier Winter.
Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Hardwood Modifier Winter.
Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Loblolly Pine Modifier Winter.
Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Mixed Modifier Winter.
Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-Heath Forest - Mixed Modifier Winter.
Southern Ridge and Valley Dry Calcareous Forest - Pine modifier Winter.

All habitats

Seasons in Arkansas

Migratory: does not nest here, in 62 of 75 counties.
Winter: does not nest here, in 28 of 75 counties.

Also found in its main habitats

Its main habitats in Arkansas, by how much of its habitat model each one is, with the birds most characteristic of each and the plants that grow wild there. Shared habitat, not food.

Orange-crowned Warbler uses many habitats in Arkansas; these are its 3 most characteristic.