Bird
Kentucky Warbler
Oporornis formosus
A summer resident that nests in Florida. Found in all 67 counties, across 5 habitats.
- Here
- Summer and on migration
- Nesting
- Nests here
- Range
- All 67 counties
- Habitats
- 5

At a glance
- Group
- Birds
- Here
- Summer and on migration
- Nesting
- Nests here
- Range
- All 67 counties
- Habitats
- 5
- Habitat models
- Summer
Where it lives
The places its habitat model includes. It is not found everywhere a habitat occurs.
Habitats in Florida 5
Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.


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.
Floodplain and bottomland forests
Forests on low ground beside rivers and streams that flood from time to time.
Forests on moist but not wet ground, such as rich slopes and ravines.
Other habitats in its models (53)
Land cover, or classes with no habitat page in Florida. Those recorded in Florida first, the rest by region.
Elsewhere in the South (33)
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Brownwater Stream Floodplain Forest Summer.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Mesic Hardwood and Mixed Forest Summer.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Brownwater River Floodplain Forest Summer.
- Central and Southern Appalachian Montane Oak Forest Summer.
- Central and Southern Appalachian Northern Hardwood Forest Summer.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Bluff Forest Summer.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Mesic Hardwood Forest Summer.
- East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Loess Bluff Forest Summer.
- East-Central Texas Plains Floodplain Forest Summer.
- East-Central Texas Plains Riparian Forest Summer.
- Lower Mississippi River Flatwoods Summer.
- Mississippi River Bottomland Depression Summer.
- Mississippi River Low Floodplain (Bottomland) Forest Summer.
- Mississippi River Riparian Forest Summer.
- Ouachita Montane Oak Forest Summer.
- Ozark-Ouachita Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Summer.
- Ozark-Ouachita Mesic Hardwood Forest Summer.
- Ozark-Ouachita Riparian Summer.
- Red River Large Floodplain Forest Summer.
- South-Central Interior / Upper Coastal Plain Wet Flatwoods Summer.
- South-Central Interior Large Floodplain Summer.
- South-Central Interior Small Stream and Riparian Summer.
- Southern and Central Appalachian Cove Forest Summer.
- Southern and Central Appalachian Oak Forest Summer.
- Southern Appalachian Montane Pine Forest and Woodland Summer.
- Southern Appalachian Northern Hardwood Forest Summer.
- Southern Piedmont Mesic Forest Summer.
- Southern Piedmont Small Floodplain and Riparian Forest Summer.
- West Gulf Coastal Plain Chenier and Upper Texas Coastal Fringe Forest and Woodland Summer.
- West Gulf Coastal Plain Large River Floodplain Forest Summer.
- West Gulf Coastal Plain Mesic Hardwood Forest Summer.
- West Gulf Coastal Plain Nonriverine Wet Hardwood Flatwoods Summer.
- West Gulf Coastal Plain Small Stream and River Forest Summer.
Northeast (3)
- Appalachian Hemlock-Hardwood Forest Summer.
- North-Central Interior Wet Flatwoods Summer.
- Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain Basin Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest Summer.
Midwest (3)
- North-Central Interior Beech-Maple Forest Summer.
- North-Central Interior Dry-Mesic Oak Forest and Woodland Summer.
- North-Central Interior Maple-Basswood Forest Summer.
Land cover and other classes (14)
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Clay-Based Carolina Bay Forested Wetland Summer.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Nonriverine Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest - Oak Dominated Modifier Summer.
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Nonriverine Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest - Taxodium/Nyssa Modifier Summer.
- Central Appalachian Floodplain - Forest Modifier Summer.
- Central Appalachian Riparian - Forest Modifier Summer.
- Central Interior and Appalachian Floodplain Systems Summer.
- Central Interior and Appalachian Riparian Systems Summer.
- Central Interior and Appalachian Swamp Systems Summer.
- Eastern Great Plains Floodplain Systems Summer.
- Lower Mississippi River Bottomland Depressions - Forest Modifier Summer.
- Mississippi River Floodplain and Riparian Forest Summer.
- South-Central Interior Large Floodplain - Forest Modifier Summer.
- Southern Piedmont Large Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Summer.
- Southern Piedmont/Ridge and Valley Upland Depression Swamp Summer.
Seasons in Florida
- Migratory: does not nest here, in 50 of 67 counties.
- Summer: nests here, in 22 of 67 counties.
Also found in its main habitats
Its main habitats in Florida, 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.
Floodplain and bottomland forests
Birds 59
- Cerulean WarblerDendroica cerulea
- Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis
- Black-throated Blue WarblerDendroica caerulescens
- Louisiana WaterthrushSeiurus motacilla
- Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicus
- Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorum
- Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea
- Swainson's WarblerLimnothlypis swainsonii
- American WoodcockScolopax minor
- Wilson's WarblerWilsonia pusilla
- Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
- White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis
Plants 286
- Elliott's BlueberryVaccinium elliottii
- White Panicled Aster; Eastern Lined AsterSymphyotrichum lanceolatum var. latifolium
- Possumhaw HollyIlex decidua
- Cherrybark OakQuercus pagoda
- Swamp Post OakQuercus similis
- Spruce Pine; Walters Pine; Cedar PinePinus glabra
- Blunt Broom SedgeCarex tribuloides
- Louisiana SedgeCarex louisianica
- Heartleaf NettleUrtica chamaedryoides
- Arnoglossum sulcatumArnoglossum sulcatum
- Gulf Sebastian-bushDitrysinia fruticosa
- American BladdernutStaphylea trifolia
Swamps
Birds 69
- Black-throated Blue WarblerDendroica caerulescens
- Louisiana WaterthrushSeiurus motacilla
- Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicus
- Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
- Blue-headed VireoVireo solitarius
- Swainson's WarblerLimnothlypis swainsonii
- White-crowned PigeonPatagioenas leucocephala
- Mangrove CuckooCoccyzus minor
- White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensis
- Yellow-throated WarblerDendroica dominica
- Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens
- Brewer's BlackbirdEuphagus cyanocephalus
Plants 353
- May HawthornCrataegus aestivalis
- Carolina AshFraxinus caroliniana
- Water HickoryCarya aquatica
- Bent SedgeCarex styloflexa
- Cypress-swamp SedgeCarex joorii
- Dark-green SedgeCarex venusta
- Ravenfoot SedgeCarex crus-corvi
- Weak Stellate SedgeCarex seorsa
- White-edge SedgeCarex debilis
- Iris hexagonaIris hexagona
- Swamp ButtercupRanunculus hispidus var. nitidus
- Drooping BulrushScirpus lineatus
Disturbed and introduced wetlands
Birds 125
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorus
- DickcisselSpiza americana
- Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax traillii
- Brown NoddyAnous stolidus
- Chestnut-sided WarblerDendroica pensylvanica
- Magnolia WarblerDendroica magnolia
- Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis
- Roseate TernSterna dougallii
- Rufous HummingbirdSelasphorus rufus
- Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
- Mangrove CuckooCoccyzus minor
Plants 58
- Slender FimbryFimbristylis autumnalis
- Symphyotrichum subulatum var. parviflorumSymphyotrichum expansum
- Purple SpikerushEleocharis atropurpurea
- Southern FogfruitLippia stoechadifolia
- Goldenrod FernPityrogramma trifoliata
- Blue MistflowerConoclinium coelestinum
- BagpodSesbania vesicaria
- Mangrove FlatsedgeCyperus ligularis
- Tropical FlatsedgeCyperus surinamensis
- Blunt Spike RushEleocharis obtusa
- False DaisyEclipta prostrata
- AlligatorlilyHymenocallis palmeri
Sources
- USGS Gap Analysis Project habitat models (2001)
- USGS GAP summer habitat model for Kentucky Warbler
- USGS Gap Analysis Project range maps (2001), modeled by watershed; migratory gives no dates
- NatureServe Explorer (CC BY 4.0), habitat names
- US Census TIGER/Line counties
- Names follow the USGS Gap Analysis Project (2001)

















































