Bird

Swainson's Warbler

Limnothlypis swainsonii

Names as given by USGS GAP.

Migratory and summer in Florida, breeding, in the USGS range maps. Its habitat models include 4 habitats found here.

Seasons here: Migratory and summer
Breeding: Breeding
Range: 41 of 67 counties
Habitats: 4

Adult Swainson's Warbler, whole bird — **Adult**. (c) Ken Clark, some rights reserved (CC BY). CC BY. iNaturalist photo 686068350. iNaturalist large derivative; no local crop or retouch.

At a glance

Group: Birds
Seasons in Florida: Migratory and summer
Breeding: Breeding
Counties in known range: 41 of 67
Habitat models: Summer

Where it lives

Southeast habitat models (USGS, 2001 land cover). The bird is not in every place a habitat occurs. USGS Gap Analysis Project habitat models Summer model

Habitats in Florida 4

Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there. Shared habitat, not food.

1 of 4

SummerSouthern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Taxodium Modifier; Southern Coastal Plain Seepage Swamp and Baygall; Atlantic Coastal Plain Streamhead Seepage Swamp - Pocosin - and Baygall; South Florida Bayhead Swamp; Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin SwampRegional / representative. Shown: Southern coastal swamps, Florida to Virginia; state not identified, a neighboring state.Loblolly bay in a coastal swamp, Marian Ellis Rowan, 1901. Public domain. Source record.

Floodplain and bottomland forests

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

SummerEast Gulf Coastal Plain Large River Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier; East Gulf Coastal Plain Small Stream and River Floodplain Forest

Pocosins and bay forests

Dense evergreen shrub wetlands and bay forests on wet, acid peat of the Coastal Plain.

SummerAtlantic Coastal Plain Streamhead Seepage Swamp - Pocosin - and Baygall

Moist forests

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

Summer. Only within 250 m of waterEast Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Mesic Slope Forest

Other habitats in its models (63)

Land cover, or classes with no habitat page in Florida.

East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Plain Oak-Hickory Upland - Hardwood Modifier Summer. Only within 250 m of water
Northeastern Interior Dry Oak Forest-Hardwood Modifier Summer. Only within 250 m of water
Southern and Central Appalachian Oak Forest - Xeric Summer. Only within 250 m of water
Ozark-Ouachita Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Summer. Only within 250 m of water
Southern Interior Low Plateau Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Summer. Only within 250 m of water
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Dry Upland Hardwood Forest Summer. Only within 250 m of water
Ouachita Montane Oak Forest Summer. Only within 250 m of water
Southern and Central Appalachian Oak Forest Summer. Only within 250 m of water
Allegheny-Cumberland Dry Oak Forest and Woodland - Hardwood Summer. Only within 250 m of water
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Bluff Forest Summer. Only within 250 m of water
East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Loess Bluff Forest Summer. Only within 250 m of water
Central and South Texas Coastal Fringe Forest and Woodland Summer. Only within 250 m of water
West Gulf Coastal Plain Chenier and Upper Texas Coastal Fringe Forest and Woodland Summer. Only within 250 m of water
Mississippi River Alluvial Plain Dry-Mesic Loess Slope Forest Summer. Only within 250 m of water
East-Central Texas Plains Post Oak Savanna and Woodland Summer. Only within 250 m of water
East-Central Texas Plains Riparian Forest Summer
East-Central Texas Plains Floodplain Forest Summer
Lower Mississippi River Dune Woodland and Forest Summer
Southern Piedmont Mesic Forest Summer. Only within 250 m of water
West Gulf Coastal Plain Mesic Hardwood Forest Summer. Only within 250 m of water
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Mesic Hardwood Forest Summer. Only within 250 m of water
Ozark-Ouachita Mesic Hardwood Forest Summer. Only within 250 m of water
Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Hardwood Modifier Summer. Only within 250 m of water
Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Mixed Modifier Summer. Only within 250 m of water
Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-Heath Forest - Mixed Modifier Summer. Only within 250 m of water
Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain Dry Hardwood Forest Summer. Only within 250 m of water
Ozark-Ouachita Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest and Woodland Summer. Only within 250 m of water
Central Appalachian Oak and Pine Forest Summer. Only within 250 m of water
Appalachian Hemlock-Hardwood Forest Summer. Only within 250 m of water
West Gulf Coastal Plain Pine-Hardwood Forest Summer. Only within 250 m of water
Southern Ridge and Valley Dry Calcareous Forest Summer. Only within 250 m of water
West Gulf Coastal Plain Sandhill Oak and Shortleaf Pine Forest and Woodland Summer. Only within 250 m of water
Southern and Central Appalachian Cove Forest Summer. Only within 250 m of water
South-Central Interior Mesophytic Forest Summer. Only within 250 m of water
Atlantic Coastal Plain Mesic Hardwood and Mixed Forest Summer. Only within 250 m of water
Ozark-Ouachita Shortleaf Pine-Bluestem Woodland Summer. Only within 250 m of water
West Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Large River Swamp Summer
Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain Basin Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest Summer
Atlantic Coastal Plain Nonriverine Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest - Taxodium/Nyssa Modifier Summer
Atlantic Coastal Plain Nonriverine Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest - Oak Dominated Modifier Summer
Atlantic Coastal Plain Clay-Based Carolina Bay Forested Wetland Summer
Lower Mississippi River Bottomland Depressions - Forest Modifier Summer
Southern Piedmont/Ridge and Valley Upland Depression Swamp Summer
Mississippi River Bottomland Depression Summer
Central Appalachian Floodplain - Forest Modifier Summer
Central Appalachian Riparian - Forest Modifier Summer
South-Central Interior Large Floodplain - Forest Modifier Summer
Southern Piedmont Large Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Summer
South-Central Interior Large Floodplain - Herbaceous Modifier Summer
Mississippi River Riparian Forest Summer
Mississippi River Low Floodplain (Bottomland) Forest Summer
West Gulf Coastal Plain Small Stream and River Forest Summer
West Gulf Coastal Plain Large River Floodplain Forest Summer
Southern Piedmont Small Floodplain and Riparian Forest Summer
Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Brownwater River Floodplain Forest Summer
Red River Large Floodplain Forest Summer
Atlantic Coastal Plain Brownwater Stream Floodplain Forest Summer
South-Central Interior Small Stream and Riparian Summer
Mississippi River Floodplain and Riparian Forest Summer
Ozark-Ouachita Riparian Summer
West Gulf Coastal Plain Pine-Hardwood Flatwoods Summer. Only within 250 m of water
Lower Mississippi River Flatwoods Summer. Only within 250 m of water
West Gulf Coastal Plain Nonriverine Wet Hardwood Flatwoods Summer