Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Common Yellowthroat
The Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 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 trichas
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Common Yellowthroat
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 13 subspecies for this species.
- Geothlypis trichas trichas
- Geothlypis trichas typhicola
- Geothlypis trichas ignota
- Geothlypis trichas insperata
- Geothlypis trichas campicola
- Geothlypis trichas arizela
- Geothlypis trichas occidentalis
- Geothlypis trichas sinuosa
- Geothlypis trichas scirpicola
- Geothlypis trichas chryseola
- Geothlypis trichas melanops
- Geothlypis trichas modesta
- Geothlypis trichas chapalensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Turdus Trichas
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- northern America ; restricted to Maryland by Amer. Ornith. Union, 1931, Check-list North Amer. Birds, ed. 4, p. 296.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.293
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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