Vitelline Warbler (Setophaga vitellina)

Family
Parulidae (New World Warblers)

Size
13 cm

First Described (Guide)
Cory, 1886

Habitat
Low scrubby woodland. Also arid mixed woodland, clearings, coastal scrub and thickets, urban areas.

Range (Guide)

Cayman Islands (B) (NB), Honduras (B) (NB).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Habitat destruction and degradation is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (4)...)

Vitelline Warbler (Setophaga vitellina) [XC174877]
by Todd Mark from Cayman Islands, Grand Cayman, Queen Elizabeth II Botanical Gardens, United Kingdom (song)

Vitelline Warbler (Setophaga vitellina) [XC725646]
by Todd Mark from Islas del Cisne [Swan Islands], Honduras (song)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor) and sometimes regarded as conspecific, although such treatment not supported by recent phylogenetic study.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

nelsoni (Bangs, 1919) - Swan Is (north of Honduras), in western Caribbean.
vitellina Cory, 1886 - Grand Cayman I.
crawfordi (Nicoll, 1904) - Little Cayman I and Cayman Brac.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Vitelline Warbler (Setophaga vitellina) - 10 files

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