New World Warblers
Parulidae
The New World warblers or wood-warblers are a group of small, often colorful, passerine birds that make up the family Parulidae and are restricted to the New World. The family contains 116 species. They are not closely related to Old World warblers or Australian warblers. Most are arboreal, but some, like the ovenbird and the two waterthrushes, are primarily terrestrial. Most members of this family are insectivores.
This group likely originated in northern Central America, where the greatest number of species and diversity between them is found. From there, they spread north during the interglacial periods, mainly as migrants, returning to the ancestral region in winter. Two genera, Myioborus and Basileuterus, seem to have colonized South America early, perhaps before the two continents were linked, and together constitute most warbler species of that region.
27 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 116 known species
Setophaga Warblers
genusSetophaga
Leiothlypis Warblers
genusLeiothlypis
Yellowthroats and Allies
genusGeothlypis
Cardellina
genusCardellina
Mniotilta
genusMniotilta
Seiurus
genusSeiurus
Waterthrushes
genusParkesia
Prothonotary Warblers
genusProtonotaria
Whitestarts
genusMyioborus
Basileuterus
genusBasileuterus
Blue-winged and Golden-winged Warblers
genusVermivora
Myiothlypis
genusMyiothlypis
Helmitheros
genusHelmitheros
Flame-throated and Crescent-chested Warblers
genusOreothlypis
Limnothlypis
genusLimnothlypis
Oporornis
genusOporornis
Euthlypis
genusEuthlypis
Catharopeza
genusCatharopeza
Basileuterus × Myiothlypis
genushybridBasileuterus × Myiothlypis
Blue-winged and Golden-winged Warblers × Setophaga Warblers
genushybridVermivora × Setophaga
Setophaga × Cardellina
genushybridSetophaga × Cardellina
Yellowthroats and Allies × Setophaga Warblers
genushybridGeothlypis × Setophaga
Leucopeza
genusLeucopeza
Mniotilta × Setophaga
genushybridMniotilta × Setophaga
Geothlypis × Oporornis
genushybridGeothlypis × Oporornis
Leiothlypis × Setophaga
genushybridLeiothlypis × Setophaga
Basileuterus × Geothlypis
genushybridBasileuterus × Geothlypis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 71349.