New World Warblers (Parulidae)

Grey-and-gold Warbler (Basileuterus fraseri) - HBW 15, p. 787

French: Paruline de Fraser German: Feenwaldsänger Spanish: Reinita de Fraser
Other common names: Fraser's Warbler

Taxonomy: Basileuterus fraseri P. L. Sclater, 1884, Pallatanga and Babahoyo, western Ecuador.
Affinities within genus uncertain; may be closest to B. bivittatus and/or B. chrysogaster. Races apparently intergrade in SW Ecuador (SE Guayas). Two subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • ochraceicrista Chapman, 1921 - W Ecuador.
  • fraseri P. L. Sclater, 1884 - SW Ecuador and adjacent NW Peru.