New World Warblers (Parulidae)

Three-striped Warbler (Basileuterus tristriatus) - HBW 15, p. 795

French: Paruline triligne German: Dreistreifen-Waldsänger Spanish: Reinita Cabecilistada

Taxonomy: Myiodioctes tristriatus Tschudi, 1844, valley of Vitoc, Juní.
Affinities within genus uncertain; resembles B. basilicus in head pattern. Proposed race melanotis (described from Costa Rica) is treated as synonym of chitrensis, and perijanus (from Sierra de Perijá, in Venezuela) synonymized with auricularis. Recently described population in Serranía de San Lucas area of Colombian Andes may represent an undescribed race, being brighter and more extensively yellow on underparts than auricularis. Twelve subspecies currently recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • chitrensis Griscom, 1927 - Costa Rica and W Panama.
  • tacarcunae Chapman, 1924 - vicinity of Cerro Tacarcuna, on Panama-Colombia border.
  • daedalus Bangs, 1908 - W Andes and W slope of C Andes in Colombia (S from Antioquia) and Ecuador (S to Canar).

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  • chitrensis Griscom, 1927 - Costa Rica and W Panama.
  • tacarcunae Chapman, 1924 - vicinity of Cerro Tacarcuna, on Panama-Colombia border.
  • daedalus Bangs, 1908 - W Andes and W slope of C Andes in Colombia (S from Antioquia) and Ecuador (S to Canar).
  • auricularis Sharpe, 1885 - E Andes and E slope of C Andes in Colombia and adjacent SW Venezuela (Zulia and Táchira).
  • meridanus Sharpe, 1885 - Andes of W Venezuela (Lara S to Táchira).
  • bessereri Hellmayr, 1922 - mountains of N Venezuela (Yaracuy E to Miranda).
  • pariae Phelps, Sr & Phelps, Jr, 1949 - Paria Peninsula (Cerro Azul and Cerro Humo), in NE Venezuela.
  • baezae Chapman, 1924 - E slope of Andes in Ecuador (S to E Chimborazo and W Morona-Santiago).
  • tristriatus ( Tschudi, 1844) - Andes from S Ecuador (Loja and Zamora-Chinchipe) S to C Peru (Cuzco).
  • inconspicuus J. T. Zimmer, 1949 - Andes from SE Peru (Puno) S to NW Bolivia (La Paz).
  • punctipectus Chapman, 1924 - Andes of C Bolivia (E La Paz and Cochabamba).
  • canens J. T. Zimmer, 1949 - Andes of SC Bolivia (W Santa Cruz).