New World Warblers (Parulidae)

Black-crested Warbler (Basileuterus nigrocristatus) - HBW 15, p. 788

French: Paruline à cimier noir German: Schwarzscheitel-Waldsänger Spanish: Reinita Crestinegra

Taxonomy: Trichas nigro-cristatus Lafresnaye, 1840, Santa Fé de Bogotá, Colombia.
Closely related to B. luteoviridis and B. signatus; race euophrys of former was in the past considered a race of present species. Monotypic.

Distribution: Sierra de Perijá and Andes of Colombia and Venezuela S to C Peru; also coastal mountains of Venezuela in Aragua and Distrito Federal.