Vitelline Warbler (Setophaga vitellina)
About the Vitelline Warbler
The vitelline warbler (Setophaga vitellina) is a Near Threatened species of bird in the family Parulidae, the New World warblers. It is found in the Cayman Islands and on the Swan Islands of Honduras. The vitelline warbler was formally described by Charles B. Cory in 1886 as Dendroica vitellina. Beginning in 2011 taxonomic systems merged genus Dendroica into its present genus Setophaga. Cory noted similarities between the vitelline warbler and the prairie warbler (Setophaga discolor) and some taxonomists have treated them as conspecific. The two are sister species. The species' specific epithet and English name derive from the Latin vitellinus for vitelline, a deep yellow color with a red tinge like an egg yolk. The vitelline warbler has these three subspecies: S. v. nelsoni (Bangs, 1919)
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 6 recordings for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-SA. 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 Cuba, Honduras, United Kingdom in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- American RedstartSetophaga ruticillarecording
- American Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestivarecording
- Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castanearecording
- Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescensrecording
- Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virensrecording
- Blackburnian WarblerSetophaga fuscarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.