Kentucky Warbler
Geothlypis formosa(Wilson, A, 1811)
English (US) Kentucky Warbler
The Kentucky Warbler (Geothlypis formosa) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Parulidae (New World Warblers) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: breeds eastern USA; winters Mexico to northwestern South AmericaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Geothlypis formosa
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Kentucky Warbler
- Described by
- (Wilson, A, 1811)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Sylvia formosa
- Described by
- (Wilson, A, 1811)
- Type locality
- Kentucky.
- Original description
- American Ornithology or, the Natural History of the Birds of the United States: Illustrated with Plates Engraved and Colored from Original Drawings taken from Nature 3 p.85, pl.XXV, fig.3
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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