New World Warblers (Parulidae)
Olive-capped Warbler (Dendroica pityophila) - HBW 15, p. 755
French: Paruline à calotte verte
German: Kubawaldsänger
Spanish: Reinita Coroniverde
Taxonomy: Sylvia pityophila Gundlach, 1855, Cuba.
Closely related to the D. dominica superspecies group, but generally not included within it as it is sympatric with D. dominica in Bahama Is. One study of mitochondrial DNA indicated that this species and D. pinus may be sister-taxa. Birds from Bahamas described as a geographical race, bahamensis, on basis of longer tail and other differences in morphology, and tend also to be darker, more plumbeous grey on upperparts, yellower on forecrown, less heavily marked with black around yellow throat and breast, and greyer on flanks; possibly worthy of recognition, but fur.. View all taxonomy...
Closely related to the D. dominica superspecies group, but generally not included within it as it is sympatric with D. dominica in Bahama Is. One study of mitochondrial DNA indicated that this species and D. pinus may be sister-taxa. Birds from Bahamas described as a geographical race, bahamensis, on basis of longer tail and other differences in morphology, and tend also to be darker, more plumbeous grey on upperparts, yellower on forecrown, less heavily marked with black around yellow throat and breast, and greyer on flanks; possibly worthy of recognition, but further study required; recent study found relatively little genetic variation among populations. Treated as monotypic.
Distribution: N Bahama Is (Grand Bahama, Little Abaco and Great Abaco) and W & E Cuba (Pinar del Río; Holguín, Santiago de Cuba and Guantánamo).
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On tree(branch) on forest floor.
Locality La Güira National Park, Pinar del Río Province, Cuba
Photo-ay 28 December 2008 2 years ago 3.7
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