''Setophaga'' is a genus of

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of the New World warbler family Parulidae. It contains at least 33 species. 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. Most ''Setophaga'' species are long-range migrants, wintering in or near the New World tropics and seasonally migrating to breed in

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. In contrast, two ''Setophaga'' species, the palm warbler and yellow-rumped warbler, have winter ranges that extend along the Atlantic coast of North America as far north as Nova Scotia.

Taxonomy

The genus ''Setophaga'' was introduced by the English naturalist William Swainson in 1827. The type species was subsequently designated by Swainson in the same year as the American redstart ''Setophaga ruticilla''. The genus name is from Ancient Greek ''ses'', "moth", and ', "eating". Genetic research has suggested that ''Dendroica'' and ''Setophaga'' should be merged. This change has been accepted by both the North American and South American Classification Committees of the American Ornithological SocietyA Classification of the Bird Species of South America
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/ref> Most members of the genus as currently recognized were traditionally classified as the genus ''Dendroica'', 29 species at the time of the merger. The only member of the genus ''Setophaga'' prior to the merger was the American redstart. As the name ''Setophaga'' (published in 1827) takes priority over ''Dendroica'' (published in 1842), those who accept the merger transfer all the species below to ''Setophaga''.

List of species

* Adelaide's warbler, ''Setophaga adelaidae'' * American redstart, ''Setophaga ruticilla'' * American yellow warbler, ''Setophaga petechia'' *

Arrowhead warbler The arrowhead warbler (''Setophaga pharetra'') is a species of bird in the family Parulidae. It is endemic to Jamaica. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. References * Raffaele, Herbert; James Wiley, Orlan ...

, ''Setophaga pharetra'' *

Bahama warbler The Bahama warbler (''Setophaga flavescens'') is a species of bird in the family Parulidae. It is endemic to The Bahamas. The taxon was formerly lumped with the yellow-throated warbler (''Setophaga dominica''), until the Bahama warbler was el ...

, ''Setophaga flavescens'' *

Barbuda warbler The Barbuda warbler (''Setophaga subita'') is a species of bird in the family Parulidae. It is Endemism, endemic to the island of Barbuda in Antigua and Barbuda. Its natural habitat is tropical dry shrubland near wetland areas. It is threatened b ...

, ''Setophaga subita'' * Bay-breasted warbler, ''Setophaga castanea'' * Blackburnian warbler, ''Setophaga fusca'' * Blackpoll warbler, ''Setophaga striata'' * Black-throated blue warbler, ''Setophaga caerulescens'' * Black-throated green warbler, ''Setophaga virens'' * Black-throated grey warbler, ''Setophaga nigrescens'' * Cape May warbler, ''Setophaga tigrina'' * Cerulean warbler, ''Setophaga cerulea'' * Chestnut-sided warbler, ''Setophaga pensylvanica'' * Elfin woods warbler, ''Setophaga angelae'' * Golden-cheeked warbler, ''Setophaga chrysoparia'' *

Grace's warbler Grace's warbler (''Setophaga graciae'') is a small New World warbler that specializes in pine woods. Taxonomy Grace's warbler was discovered by Elliott Coues in the Rocky Mountains in 1864. He requested that the new species be named after his 18 ...

, ''Setophaga graciae'' *

Hermit warbler The hermit warbler (''Setophaga occidentalis'') is a small perching bird. It is a species of New World warbler or wood-warbler. They are a migratory bird, the breeding range spanning the majority of the west coast of the United States. Their wint ...

, ''Setophaga occidentalis'' *

Hooded warbler The hooded warbler (''Setophaga citrina'') is a New World warbler. It breeds in eastern North America and across the eastern United States and into southernmost Canada (Ontario). It is migratory, wintering in Central America and the West Indies. ...

, ''Setophaga citrina'' * Kirtland's warbler, ''Setophaga kirtlandii'' *

Magnolia warbler The magnolia warbler (''Setophaga magnolia'') is a member of the wood warbler family Parulidae. Etymology The genus name ''Setophaga'' is from Ancient Greek ''ses'', "moth", and ', "eating", and the specific ''magnolia'' refers to the type lo ...

, ''Setophaga magnolia'' * Northern parula, ''Setophaga americana'' * Olive-capped warbler, ''Setophaga pityophila'' * Palm warbler, ''Setophaga palmarum'' * Pine warbler, ''Setophaga pinus'' * Plumbeous warbler, ''Setophaga plumbea'' * Prairie warbler, ''Setophaga discolor'' *

Saint Lucia warbler The Saint Lucia warbler (''Setophaga delicata'') is a species of bird in the family Parulidae. It is endemic to Saint Lucia Saint Lucia ( acf, Sent Lisi, french: Sainte-Lucie) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbe ...

, ''Setophaga delicata'' *

Townsend's warbler Townsend's warbler (''Setophaga townsendi'') is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. Taxonomy Townsend's warbler was species description, formally described in 1837 by the American naturalist John Kirk Townsend under the binomial nam ...

, ''Setophaga townsendi'' * Tropical parula, ''Setophaga pitiayumi'' * Vitelline warbler, ''Setophaga vitellina'' * Myrtle warbler, ''Setophaga coronata'' *

Audubon's warbler Audubon's warbler (''Setophaga auduboni'') is a small bird of the family Parulidae. This passerine bird was long known to be closely related to its eastern counterpart, the myrtle warbler, and at various times the two forms have been classed as ...

, ''Setophaga auduboni'' ** Black-fronted warbler, ''Setophaga auduboni nigrifrons'' *

Goldman's warbler Goldman's warbler (''Setophaga goldmani'') is a songbird species in the New World warbler family (Parulidae). It is found in Mexico and Guatemala. Taxonomy This passerine bird was long known to be closely related to its counterparts Audubon's ...

, ''Setophaga goldmani'' * Yellow-throated warbler, ''Setophaga dominica'' *

Yellow-rumped warbler The yellow-rumped warbler (''Setophaga coronata'') is a regular North American bird species that can be commonly observed all across the continent. Its extensive distribution range connects both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the U.S. as well ...

, ''Setophaga coronata''

References

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