American Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) American Yellow Warbler
The American Yellow Warbler (Setophaga aestiva) 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
- Setophaga aestiva
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- American Yellow Warbler
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 9 subspecies for this species.
- Setophaga aestiva rubiginosa
- Setophaga aestiva banksi
- Setophaga aestiva parkesi
- Setophaga aestiva amnicola
- Setophaga aestiva aestiva
- Setophaga aestiva morcomi
- Setophaga aestiva brewsteri
- Setophaga aestiva sonorana
- Setophaga aestiva dugesi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Motacilla aestiva
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- Guiana, summers in Canada ; restricted to City of Quebec, Canada, by Amer. Ornith. Union, 1957, Check-list North Amer. Birds, ed. 5, p. 487.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.996
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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