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Dendroica castanea
bay-breasted warbler
Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Dendroica castanea (A. Wilson, 1810)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		bay-breasted warbler
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Passeriformes, Family Parulidae, Genus Setophaga, Species Dendroica castanea


Seasonality Tags:
Migratory


Threatened/Endangered Status:		SC
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
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Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Arkansas Post National Memorial	Assateague Island National Seashore
Baltimore-Washington National Parkway	Big Bend National Park
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Big Thicket National Preserve
Blue Ridge Parkway	Booker T. Washington National Monument
Buffalo National River	Cabrillo National Monument
Canaveral National Seashore	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Cape Lookout National Seashore
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	Channel Islands National Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Dry Tortugas National Park
Effigy Mounds National Monument	Everglades National Park
Fire Island National Seashore	First State National Historical Park
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Circle Parks
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Washington Park
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gateway National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Carver National Monument	Gettysburg National Military Park
Glacier National Park	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Grand Portage National Monument	Greenbelt Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Hot Springs National Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Isle Royale National Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Morristown National Historical Park
National Capital Parks-East	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Niobrara National Scenic River	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Petersburg National Battlefield	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Pipestone National Monument	Point Reyes National Seashore
Prince William Forest Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Rocky Mountain National Park	Russell Cave National Monument
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Shiloh National Military Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Stones River National Battlefield
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Vicksburg National Military Park
Virgin Islands National Park	Voyageurs National Park


Last Modified Date:	8/13/2003

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 7:14:19 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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