Black-throated Blue Warbler
Setophaga caerulescens(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Black-throated Blue Warbler
The Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) 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 caerulescens
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-throated Blue Warbler
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Setophaga caerulescens caerulescens
- Setophaga caerulescens cairnsi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Motacilla caerulescens
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- Santo Domingo (insula S. Dominici)
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.960
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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