New World Warblers (Parulidae)
Two-banded Warbler (Basileuterus bivittatus) - HBW 15, p. 787
French: Paruline rubanée
German: Bindenwaldsänger
Spanish: Reinita Bandeada
Other common names: Roraiman Warbler (roraimae)
Taxonomy: Muscicapa bivittata d'Orbigny and Lafresnaye, 1837, Yungas, Chiquitos, Bolivia.
Closely related to and may form a superspecies with B. chrysogaster; the two are separated altitudinally in small area of S Peru where ranges overlap. Race roraimae geographically remote from the other two, and treated as a separate species by some recent authors. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- roraimae Sharpe, 1885 - tepuis of S Venezuela, W Guyana and N Brazil.
- bivittatus ( d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) - E slope of C Andes from S Peru S to C Bolivia.
- argentinae J. T. Zimmer, 1949 - E slope of Andes from SC Bolivia S to N Argentina.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird singing on a branch Locality Sierra de Lema, Canaima National Park, Bolívar State, Venezuela (ssp roraimae)
DAVID ASCANIO 28 February 2007 4 years ago 18 sec 3.3 -
A bird moving in a bush Locality Refugio Los Volcanes, Amboró National Park, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia (ssp argentinae)
Josep del Hoyo 15 August 2005 6 years ago 9 sec 2.7
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mist-netted bird in hand, Finca El Rey National Park, Yungas / Chaco transition. 24° 43.541'S; 64° 39.797'W
Locality Salta Province, Argentina
handford 14 August 2004 2 years ago 3.5
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calling, close, responding, responsive, after playback Locality Sierra Santa Bárbara, Jujuy Province, Argentina
(Monotypic species)
dreyernp 11 November 2008 2 years ago 4
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