New World Warblers (Parulidae)
Virginia's Warbler (Vermivora virginiae) - HBW 15, p. 741
French: Paruline de Virginia
German: Virginiawaldsänger
Spanish: Reinita de Virginia
Taxonomy: Helminthophaga virginiae S. F. Baird, 1860, Cantonment [= Fort] Burgwyn, Taos County, New Mexico, USA.
Recent studies of mitochondrial DNA indicate that this species and V. peregrina, V. celata, V. ruficapilla, V. crissalis and V. luciae form a clade, separate from the two other current congeners, and should be placed in a separate genus, for which the name Leiothlypis has been proposed; Parula gutturalis and Parula superciliosa appear to be sister to this group. Present species forms a superspecies with V. ruficapilla, sometimes with V. crissalis also included; the three have been considered conspecific, but such an arrange.. View all taxonomy...
Recent studies of mitochondrial DNA indicate that this species and V. peregrina, V. celata, V. ruficapilla, V. crissalis and V. luciae form a clade, separate from the two other current congeners, and should be placed in a separate genus, for which the name Leiothlypis has been proposed; Parula gutturalis and Parula superciliosa appear to be sister to this group. Present species forms a superspecies with V. ruficapilla, sometimes with V. crissalis also included; the three have been considered conspecific, but such an arrangement not generally accepted. Monotypic.
Distribution: Breeds patchily in SW USA from S Idaho and Wyoming S to Arizona, New Mexico and SE Texas. Migrates to W & S Mexico (from N Jalisco and Guanajuato, occasionally from Nayarit, S to S Oaxaca).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird foraging. Locality Yagul Archaeological Ruins, Oaxaca State, Mexico (Southern) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 19 April 2009 2 years ago 35 sec 3.2
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A bird perched.
Locality Yagul Archaeological Ruins, Oaxaca State, Mexico (Southern) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 19 April 2009 2 years ago 2.7
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