New World Warblers (Parulidae)

Neotropical Fan-tailed Warbler (Euthlypis lachrymosa) - HBW 15, p. 786

French: Paruline des rochers German: Fächerwaldsänger Spanish: Reinita Roquera
Other common names: (American) Fan-tailed Warbler

Taxonomy: Basileuterus lachrymosa Bonaparte, 1850, Laguna Huetulacán, Veracruz, Mexico.
Affinities uncertain. Generally considered closest to Basileuterus, and genus sometimes subsumed in latter; in bill shape and long, graduated tail resembles Icteria, but this may be due to convergence. Paler birds in N of range described as race tephra and darker ones in S as schistacea, but differences are clinal and naming of races appears unwarranted. Monotypic.

Distribution: N Mexico S to NW Nicaragua.

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