Vermivora
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Genus of birds
| Vermivora | |
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| Blue-winged warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Parulidae |
| Genus: | Vermivora Swainson, 1827 |
| Type species | |
| Vermivora solitaria[1] Swainson, 1827 | |
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Vermivora is a genus of New World warblers.
The genus Vermivora was introduced in 1827 by the English zoologist William Swainson to accommodate a single species, Vermivora solitaria Swainson. This is Sylvia solitaria Wilson, 1810 which is now Vermivora cyanoptera Olson and Reveal, 2009, the blue-winged warbler.[2][3] The genus name combines Latin vermis meaning "worm" with -vorus meaning "-eating".[4]
Species
Three species are recognised in the genus,[5]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| Bachman's warbler
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Vermivora bachmanii (Audubon, 1833) |
Southeast United States and wintering in Cuba |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
CR
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| Blue-winged warbler
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Vermivora cyanoptera Olson & Reveal, 2009 |
southern Ontario and the eastern United States |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Golden-winged warbler
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Vermivora chrysoptera Linnaeus, 1766 |
south-central Canada and in the Appalachian Mountains in northeastern to north-central United States |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
NT
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Several additional species were formerly included in Vermivora,[6] but have now been transferred to the genus Leiothlypis:[5][7]
- Tennessee warbler Leiothlypis peregrina
- Orange-crowned warbler Leiothlypis celata
- Nashville warbler Leiothlypis ruficapilla
- Virginia's warbler Leiothlypis virginiae
- Colima warbler Leiothlypis crissalis
- Lucy's warbler Leiothlypis luciae
Notes
References
- ↑ "Parulidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ↑ Swainson, William (1827). "A synopsis of the birds discovered in Mexico by W. Bullock, F.L.S. and Mr. William Bullock jun". Philosophical Magazine. New Series. 1: 364–369, 433–442 [434]. doi:10.1080/14786442708674330.
- ↑ Olson, S.L.; Reveal, J.L. (2009). "Nomenclatural history and a new name for the Blue-winged Warbler (Aves: Parulidae)". Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 121 (3): 618–620. doi:10.1676/09-003.1. JSTOR 20616949.
- ↑ Jobling, James A. "Vermivora". The Key to Scientific Names. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- 1 2 Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (February 2025). "New World warblers, mitrospingid tanagers". IOC World Bird List Version 15.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ Sibley, D. (2000). The Sibley Field Guide to Birds. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 0-679-45122-6.
- ↑ Lovette, I. J. et al. (2010). A comprehensive multilocus phylogeny for the wood-warblers and a revised classification of the Parulidae (Aves). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 57 (2): 753-770. Abstract
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