Black-polled Yellowthroat
Geothlypis speciosaSclater, PL, 1859
English (US) Black-polled Yellowthroat
The Black-polled Yellowthroat (Geothlypis speciosa) 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 speciosa
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Black-polled Yellowthroat
- Described by
- Sclater, PL, 1859
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Geothlypis speciosa speciosa
- Geothlypis speciosa limnatis
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Sclater, PL, 1859
- Type locality
- Mexico; types probably from Orizaba, Veracruz, fide Hellmayr, 1935, Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ., Zool. Ser., 13, pt. 8, p. 442.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.26, no.374 p.447
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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