Goldman's warbler (''Setophaga goldmani'') is a songbird species in the New World warbler

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(Parulidae). It is found in

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and

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Taxonomy

This

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was long known to be closely related to its counterparts

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 ...

and myrtle warbler, and at various times the three forms have been classed as either one, two or three species. At present, the

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and Clements considers the myrtle, Audubon's, and Goldman's warbler three subspecies of the

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 coronata'', ''Setophaga coronata auduboni,'' and ''Setophaga coronata goldmani'' respectively) while the IOC World Bird List classifies the myrtle warbler, Audubon's, and Goldman's warbler as separate species (''Setophaga coronata'', ''Setophaga auduboni'', and ''Setophaga goldmani'').

References

*Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2022. IOC World Bird List (v12.1). Birds of Guatemala Birds of Mexico Setophaga Birds described in 1897 {{Parulidae-stub