Santa Marta Warbler (Myiothlypis basilica)
About the Santa Marta Warbler
The Santa Marta warbler (Myiothlypis basilica) is a Near Threatened species of bird in the family Parulidae, the New World warblers. It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in northern Colombia. The Santa Marta warbler was formally described in 1913 as Hemispingus basilicus, mistakenly classifying it as a Thraupidae tanager. At some point it was reassigned to genus Basileuterus. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2012 suggested that it be moved to its present genus Myiothlypis. The IOC made that change in 2014 and BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World in 2016. The Santa Marta warbler is monotypic.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 20 recordings for this species: 19 CC BY-NC-SA · 1 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Colombia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Black-crested WarblerMyiothlypis nigrocristatarecording
- Buff-rumped WarblerMyiothlypis fulvicaudarecording
- Choco WarblerMyiothlypis chlorophrysrecording
- Citrine WarblerMyiothlypis luteoviridisrecording
- Grey-and-gold WarblerMyiothlypis fraserirecording
- Grey-throated WarblerMyiothlypis cinereicollisrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.