New World Warblers (Parulidae)

Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia citrina) - HBW 15, p. 778

French: Paruline à capuchon German: Kapuzenwaldsänger Spanish: Reinita Encapuchada

Taxonomy: Muscicapa citrina Boddaert, 1783, Louisiana, USA.
Relationship with congeners not clear; recent study suggests that this species may be closer to Dendroica. Monotypic.

Distribution: Breeds in SE Canada (extreme SE Ontario) and in E USA from S Great Lakes and S New England S patchily to E Oklahoma, Gulf of Mexico coast and N Florida. Migrates to Mexico and Central America (primarily in E) and Caribbean.