New World Warblers (Parulidae)
Golden-bellied Warbler (Basileuterus chrysogaster) - HBW 15, p. 787
French: Paruline à ventre doré
German: Goldbauch-Waldsänger
Spanish: Reinita Ventridorada
Other common names: Cuzco Warbler (chrysogaster); Chocó Warbler (chlorophrys)
Taxonomy: Setophaga chrysogaster Tschudi, 1844, Chanchamayo Valley, Juní.
Closely related to and may form a superspecies with B. bivittatus; the two are separated altitudinally in small area of S Peru where ranges overlap. Races geographically discrete and have recently been treated by some authors as two distinct species, based primarily on significant differences in song. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- chlorophrys Berlepsch, 1907 - Andes of SW Colombia and W Ecuador (S to Chimborazo).
- chrysogaster ( Tschudi, 1844) - E slope of Andes in C & S Peru and W Bolivia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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singing Locality Amazonia Lodge, Kosñipata Valley, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp chrysogaster)
Martin Kennewell 5 August 2006 40 weeks ago 11 sec 2.4
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adult in the undergrowth
Locality Milpe, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp chlorophrys)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 28 January 2010 2 years ago 3.8
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Three song phrases from one bird, with one phrase from a second bird at the end. Locality Milpe, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
(ssp chlorophrys)
Nick Athanas 15 December 2002 2 years ago 4.5
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