Setophaga

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Setophaga
Dendroica-fusca-001.jpg
Blackburnian warbler, Setophaga fusca
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Parulidae
Genus: Setophaga
Swainson, 1827
Type species
Motacilla ruticilla [1]
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms

Parula Bonaparte, 1838
Dendroica G. R. Gray, 1842

The palm warbler is a member of genus Setophaga A palm warbler.jpg
The palm warbler is a member of genus Setophaga

Setophaga is a genus of birds of the New World warbler family Parulidae. It contains at least 34 species. For example, the males in breeding plumage are often highly colorful. The Setophaga warblers are an example of adaptive radiation with the various species using different feeding techniques and often feeding in different parts of the same tree. (And some others.)

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Most Setophaga species are long-range migrants, wintering in or near the New World tropics and seasonally migrating to breed in North America. In contrast, either three Grace's-like Setophaga species, the Adelaide's warbler, the Barbuda warbler, and the Vitelline warbler have winter ranges that extend along the Atlantic coast of Central America as far north as South America. [2]

Taxonomy

The genus Setophaga was introduced by the English naturalist William Swainson in 1827. [3] The type species was subsequently designated by Swainson in the same year as the American redstart Setophaga ruticilla. [4] [5] The genus name is from Ancient Greek ses, "moth", and phagos, "eating". [6]

Traditionally, most members (29 species) of Setophaga were recognized as belonging to the genus Dendroica. The only member of Setophaga was the American redstart. More recent genetic research suggested that Dendroica and Setophaga be merged. This change was accepted by both the North American and South American Classification Committees of the American Ornithological Society [7] [8] and the IOC World Bird List. [9] As the name Setophaga (published in 1827) takes priority over Dendroica (published in 1842), those who accept the merger transferred all Dendroica species to Setophaga. [10]

List of species

The genus contains 37 species. They are: [9]

ImageCommon NameScientific nameDistribution
Dendroica adelaidae.jpg Adelaide's warbler Setophaga adelaidaePuerto Rico
Setophaga ruticilla -Chiquimula, Guatemala -male-8-4c.jpg American redstart Setophaga ruticillasouthern Canada and the eastern United States
Dendroica-aestiva-001.jpg American yellow warbler Setophaga petechiaNorth America, the Caribbean, and down to northern South America.
Setophaga pharetra Blue Mountains 1.jpg Arrowhead warbler Setophaga pharetraJamaica.
Bahama Warbler, South Abaco, Bahamas 1.jpg Bahama warbler Setophaga flavescensThe Bahamas.
Barbuda Warbler.jpg Barbuda warbler Setophaga subitaBarbuda in Antigua and Barbuda
Bay-breasted Warbler (male) Anahuac NWR - Woodlot TX 2018-04-25 12-28-22 (40261478240).jpg Bay-breasted warbler Setophaga castaneaeastern and central Canada, as well as the extreme northern United States., northeastern South America, the Caribbean, and southern Central America
Blackburnian warbler (Setophaga fusca) (15412645342).jpg Blackburnian warbler Setophaga fuscasouthern Canada, westwards to the southern Canadian Prairies, the Great Lakes region and New England, to North Carolina. southern Central America and South America
Dendroica striata MN.jpg Blackpoll warbler Setophaga striatanorthern North America, from Alaska throughout most of Canada, to the Adirondack Mountains of New York as well as New England in the Northeastern United States. the Greater Antilles and the northeastern coasts of South America
Setophaga caerulescens 280024014.jpg Black-throated blue warbler Setophaga caerulescenseastern North America. The Caribbean and Central America
Black-throated Green Warbler (30101527605).jpg Black-throated green warbler Setophaga virenseastern North America and western Canada and cypress swamps on the southern Atlantic coast. Mexico, Central America, the West Indies and southern Florida.
Black-throated Gray Warbler, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California.jpg Black-throated grey warbler Setophaga nigrescensfrom British Columbia to New Mexico, and winters in Mexico and the southwestern United States.
Cape May Warbler (37443178010).jpg Cape May warbler Setophaga tigrinasouthern Canada, the Great Lakes region, and New England.
Cerulean Warbler, Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada.jpg Cerulean warbler Setophaga ceruleaeastern North America, eastern slope of the Andes in South America
Chestnut-sided Warbler Tex.jpg Chestnut-sided warbler Setophaga pensylvanicaeastern North America and in southern Canada, Central America south to northern Colombia
Elfin-woods warbler perched on a tree branch.jpg Elfin woods warbler Setophaga angelaePuerto Rico
Golden-cheeked Warbler (male)-Kerr WMA-TX - 2015-05-24at13-39-5312 (21618131341).jpg Golden-cheeked warbler Setophaga chrysopariaCentral Texas
Audubon's Warbler (Setophaga auduboni) - Washington State.jpg Grace's warbler Setophaga graciaewestern Canada, the western United States, and into Mexico
Dendroica occidentalis male 1.jpg Hermit warbler Setophaga occidentaliswest coast of the United States, Mexico and Central America as well as parts of the southern California coast.
Hooded Warbler.jpg Hooded warbler Setophaga citrinaeastern United States and into southernmost Canada (Ontario)
7Z1E0226.jpg Kirtland's warbler Setophaga kirtlandiiGreat Lakes region of Ontario, Canada and the United States from Wisconsin and Michigan
Dendroica magnolia MN.jpg Magnolia warbler Setophaga magnolianortheastern parts of the US, with states such as Minnesota and Wisconsin, northern parts of Canada, such as in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec
Northern Parula by Dan Pancamo.jpg Northern parula Setophaga americanaeastern North America from southern Canada to Florida
Olive-capped Warbler, Cuba 1.jpg Olive-capped warbler Setophaga pityophilaCuba as well as Grand Bahama
I hope you like palm warblers (33461800860).jpg Palm warbler Setophaga palmarumCanada and the northeastern United States.
Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus) (25388839823).jpg Pine warbler Setophaga pinuseastern North America.
Plumbeous Warbler (Dendroica plumbea).jpg Plumbeous warbler Setophaga plumbeaDominica and Guadeloupe.
Prairie Warbler (5270341151).jpg Prairie warbler Setophaga discolornorth-eastern Mexico and islands in the Caribbean.
St. Lucia Warbler nEO.jpg Saint Lucia warbler Setophaga delicataSaint Lucia
Townsend's Warbler - Washington State S4E2274 (19227398525) (cropped).jpg Townsend's warbler Setophaga townsendinorthwestern coast of North America
Parula pitiayumi -Piraju, Sao Paulo, Brazil-8.jpg Tropical parula Setophaga pitiayumisouthernmost Texas and northwest Mexico (Sonora)
Vitelline Warbler.jpg Vitelline warbler Setophaga vitellinaCayman Islands and on the Swan Islands in Honduras.
Setophaga coronata MP.jpg Myrtle warbler Setophaga coronataCanada and the northeastern United States.
Audubon's Warbler (Setophaga auduboni) - Washington State.jpg Audubon's warbler Setophaga auduboniwestern Canada, the western United States, and into Mexico.
Setophaga goldmani Huehuetenango 2.jpg Goldman's warbler Setophaga goldmaniMexico and Guatemala.
Yellow-throated Warbler - Cuba S4E0979 (23040952276).jpg Yellow-throated warbler Setophaga dominicasouthern Pennsylvania and northern Missouri, to the Gulf of Mexico.
Yellow-rumped warbler singing (41612) (cropped).jpg Yellow-rumped warbler Setophaga coronataU.S. as well as Canada and Central America

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