Missouri Department of Conservation
WARBLER, SWAINSON'S

Summary information for WARBLER, SWAINSON'S

Common Name
WARBLER, SWAINSON'S
Scientific Name
LIMNOTHLYPIS SWAINSONII
Status
NONGAME, STATE ENDANGERED, STATE RANK S2, GLOBAL RANK G4
Primary Habitat
"Forest - bottomland"
Preferred Habitat
"Inhabit bottomland forests with a dense understory of giant cane. Will use sapling to mature forest size classes where overstory tree height is greater than 25'."
Distribution
"Rare summer resident in southeast Missouri. *02*. Has been identified as a \"species of management concern\" regarding viability of populations in the midwest *22*."
County List
BUTLER, CARTER, DUNKLIN, IRON, MARIES, MISSISSIPPI, NEW MADRID, OREGON, SHANNON, ST. LOUIS, STODDARD, TANEY, WAYNE
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