Grey-crowned Yellowthroat
Geothlypis poliocephalaBaird, SF, 1865
English (US) Gray-crowned Yellowthroat
UK name: Grey-crowned Yellowthroat
The Grey-crowned Yellowthroat (Geothlypis poliocephala) 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.
- Scientific name
- Geothlypis poliocephala
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gray-crowned Yellowthroat
- English (UK)
- Grey-crowned Yellowthroat
- Described by
- Baird, SF, 1865
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Geothlypis poliocephala poliocephala
- Geothlypis poliocephala ralphi
- Geothlypis poliocephala palpebralis
- Geothlypis poliocephala caninucha
- Geothlypis poliocephala icterotis
- Geothlypis poliocephala ridgwayi
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Baird, SF, 1865
- Type locality
- Mazatlan, Sinaloa.
- Original description
- Review of American birds, in the museum of the Smithsonian Institution 1 p.225
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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