New World Warblers (Parulidae)
Golden-crowned Warbler (Basileuterus culicivorus) - HBW 15, p. 793
French: Paruline à couronne dorée
German: Goldhähnchen-Waldsänger
Spanish: Reinita Coronidorada
Other common names: Stripe-crowned Warbler ("culicivorus group"); Cabanis's Warbler ("cabanisi group")
Taxonomy: Sylvia culicivora W. Deppe, 1830, Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.
Forms a superspecies with B. trifasciatus; closely related also to B. hypoleucus, the two sometimes hybridizing in area of range overlap in S Brazil & NE Paraguay. Races fall into three geographically discrete groups, the "culicivorus group" (also with brasierii, flavescens and godmani) of C America, "cabanisi group" (including also occultus, austerus and indignus) of N Colombia and NW Venezuela, and "auricapilla group" (remaining five races) of NE & S Venezuela and CE South America; groups are sometimes rega.. View all taxonomy...
Forms a superspecies with B. trifasciatus; closely related also to B. hypoleucus, the two sometimes hybridizing in area of range overlap in S Brazil & NE Paraguay. Races fall into three geographically discrete groups, the "culicivorus group" (also with brasierii, flavescens and godmani) of C America, "cabanisi group" (including also occultus, austerus and indignus) of N Colombia and NW Venezuela, and "auricapilla group" (remaining five races) of NE & S Venezuela and CE South America; groups are sometimes regarded as three separate species. Birds of Oaxaca (S Mexico) sometimes separated as race ridgwayi. Race brasierii has sometimes been emended to "brasherii", but original description incorrectly spells dedicatee Brasher as "Brasier", so original spelling must stand. Thirteen subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- brasierii ( Giraud, 1841) - Gulf slope of Mexico from Nuevo León and Tamaulipas S to Hidalgo and N Veracruz.
- flavescens Ridgway, 1902 - W Mexico (Nayarit and Jalisco).
- culicivorus ( W. Deppe, 1830) - E & S Mexico S to N Costa Rica.
- brasierii ( Giraud, 1841) - Gulf slope of Mexico from Nuevo León and Tamaulipas S to Hidalgo and N Veracruz.
- flavescens Ridgway, 1902 - W Mexico (Nayarit and Jalisco).
- culicivorus ( W. Deppe, 1830) - E & S Mexico S to N Costa Rica.
- godmani Berlepsch, 1888 - C Costa Rica S to W Panama.
- occultus J. T. Zimmer, 1949 - Colombia in W & C Andes (Antioquia S to Cauca) and E Andes (Magdalena and Santander).
- austerus J. T. Zimmer, 1949 - Colombia on E slope of E Andes (Boyacá, Cundinamarca and W Meta).
- indignus Todd, 1916 - Santa Marta Mts (N Colombia) and adjacent Sierra de Perijá (on Colombia-Venezuela border).
- cabanisi Berlepsch, 1879 - NE Colombia and mountains of NW Venezuela.
- olivascens Chapman, 1893 - NE Venezuela (Sucre, Monagas and Anzoátegui) and Trinidad.
- segrex J. T. Zimmer & Phelps, Sr, 1949 - tepuis of S Venezuela, W Guyana and N Brazil.
- auricapilla ( Swainson, 1838) - C & E Brazil.
- viridescens Todd, 1913 - E Bolivia (Santa Cruz).
- azarae J. T. Zimmer, 1949 - Paraguay, NW & NE Argentina, S & SE Brazil and Uruguay.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird moving around in undergrowth Locality Henri Pittier National Park, Aragua State, Venezuela (ssp olivascens)
Keith Blomerley 1 March 2006 5 years ago 16 sec 4.2 -
A bird moving on branches. Locality Paval, El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp culicivorus)
Josep del Hoyo 3 April 2009 2 years ago 24 sec 4 -
A bird bathing. Locality Mãe-da-Lua Reserve, Itapajé, Ceará State, Brazil (ssp auricapillus)
Josep del Hoyo 29 September 2008 2 years ago 21 sec 4 -
A bird at the water shore. Locality Mãe-da-Lua Reserve, Itapajé, Ceará State, Brazil (ssp auricapillus)
Josep del Hoyo 29 September 2008 2 years ago 38 sec 3.8 -
A bird, hopping among the branches of a bush. Locality Iguazú National Park, Misiones Province, Argentina (ssp azarae)
Carmelo López 9 November 2011 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 14 sec 3.5 -
A bird bathing, then flying away. Locality Mãe-da-Lua Reserve, Itapajé, Ceará State, Brazil (ssp auricapillus)
Josep del Hoyo 29 September 2008 2 years ago 19 sec 3.3
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Bird perched on a branch.
Locality Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (ssp azarae)
Santiago Meligeni Lozano 27 August 2010 1 year ago 4.6 -
Fledgling (still being fed by its parent)
Locality Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Tomas Grim 7 December 2008 25 weeks ago 4.1 -
Male
Locality El Palmar National Park, Entre Ríos Province, Argentina (ssp azarae)
Horacio Luna 17 June 2010 1 year ago 3.5 -
A bird on a rock.
Locality Mãe-da-Lua Reserve, Itapajé, Ceará State, Brazil (ssp auricapillus)
Josep del Hoyo 29 September 2008 2 years ago 3.3 -
On a branch
Locality Villavicencio, Meta Department, Colombia
mauricio rueda 5 January 2012 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.2 -
Bird perched on a branch about to fly
Locality Carabobo State, Venezuela (ssp olivascens)
Mikko Pyhälä 21 December 2008 3 years ago 3
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a bird moving low in the understory Locality Chaco National Park, Chaco Province, Argentina
Hernan Casañas-Seriema Na... 8 April 1998 2 years ago 4
