New World Warblers (Parulidae)

St Lucia Warbler (Dendroica delicata) - HBW 15, p. 755

French: Paruline de Sainte-Lucie German: Luciawaldsänger Spanish: Reinita de Santa Lucí

Taxonomy: Dendroica delicata Ridgway, 1883, St Lucia.
Forms a superspecies with D. dominica, D. graciae, D. adelaidae and D. subita. Formerly considered conspecific with last two, but the three have recently been shown to have a level of genetic differentiation similar to that of some continental American species. Monotypic.

Distribution: St Lucia, in C Lesser Antilles.