New World warbler

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This article refers to the New World wood warbler family of birds, the Parulidae. For the Eurasian species Phylloscopus sibilatrix, see Wood Warbler.

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}} The wood warblers or New World warblers are a group of small often colourful passerine birds restricted to the New World. They are not related to the Old World warblers (Sylviidae) or the Australian warblers.

Most are arboreal, but some, like the Ovenbird and the two waterthrushes, are more terrestrial. Most members of this family are insectivores.

It is likely that this group originated in northern Central America, which remains with the greatest diversity and numbers of species. From thence they spread north during the interglacial periods, mainly as migrants, returning to the ancestral region in winter. Two genera, Myioborus and Basileuterus seem to have colonised South America early, perhaps before the two continents were linked, and provide most of the resident warbler species of that region.

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Species list

Family: Parulidae

Bachman's Warbler, Vermivora bachmanii
Blue-winged Warbler, Vermivora pinus
Golden-winged Warbler, Vermivora chrysoptera
Tennessee Warbler, Vermivora peregrina
Orange-crowned Warbler, Vermivora celata
Nashville Warbler, Vermivora ruficapilla
Virginia's Warbler, Vermivora virginiae
Colima Warbler, Vermivora crissalis
Lucy's Warbler, Vermivora luciae

Flame-throated Warbler, Parula gutturalis
Crescent-chested Warbler, Parula superciliosa
Northern Parula, Parula americana
Tropical Parula, Parula pitiayumi

Yellow Warbler, Dendroica petechia
Chestnut-sided Warbler, Dendroica pensylvanica
Magnolia Warbler, Dendroica magnolia
Cape May Warbler, Dendroica tigrina
Black-throated Blue Warbler, Dendroica caerulescens
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Dendroica coronata
Black-throated Gray Warbler, Dendroica nigrescens
Golden-cheeked Warbler, Dendroica chrysoparia
Black-throated Green Warbler, Dendroica virens
Townsend's Warbler, Dendroica townsendi
Hermit Warbler, Dendroica occidentalis
Blackburnian Warbler, Dendroica fusca
Yellow-throated Warbler, Dendroica dominica
Olive-capped Warbler, Dendroica pityophila
Grace's Warbler, Dendroica graciae
Adelaide's Warbler, Dendroica adelaidae
Barbuda Warbler, Dendroica subita
St. Lucia Warbler, Dendroica delicata
Pine Warbler, Dendroica pinus
Kirtland's Warbler, Dendroica kirtlandii
Prairie Warbler, Dendroica discolor
Vitelline Warbler, Dendroica vitellina
Palm Warbler, Dendroica palmarum
Bay-breasted Warbler, Dendroica castanea
Blackpoll Warbler, Dendroica striata
Cerulean Warbler, Dendroica cerulea
Plumbeous Warbler, Dendroica plumbea
Arrow-headed Warbler, Dendroica pharetra
Elfin-woods Warbler, Dendroica angelae

Whistling Warbler, Catharopeza bishopi

Black-and-white Warbler, Mniotilta varia

American Redstart, Setophaga ruticilla

Prothonotary Warbler, Protonotaria citrea

Worm-eating Warbler, Helmitheros vermivorus

Swainson's Warbler, Limnothlypis swainsonii

Ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapillus
Northern Waterthrush, Seiurus noveboracensis
Louisiana Waterthrush, Seiurus motacilla

Kentucky Warbler, Oporornis formosus
Connecticut Warbler, Oporornis agilis
Mourning Warbler, Oporornis philadelphia
MacGillivray's Warbler, Oporornis tolmiei

Common Yellowthroat, Geothlypis trichas
Belding's Yellowthroat, Geothlypis beldingi
Altamira Yellowthroat, Geothlypis flavovelata
Bahama Yellowthroat, Geothlypis rostrata
Olive-crowned Yellowthroat, Geothlypis semiflava
Black-polled Yellowthroat, Geothlypis speciosa
Masked Yellowthroat, Geothlypis aequinoctialis
Gray-crowned Yellowthroat, Geothlypis poliocephala
Hooded Yellowthroat, Geothlypis nelsoni

Green-tailed Warbler, Microligea palustris

Yellow-headed Warbler, Teretistris fernandinae
Oriente Warbler, Teretistris fornsi

Semper's Warbler, Leucopeza semperi

Hooded Warbler, Wilsonia citrina
Wilson's Warbler, Wilsonia pusilla
Canada Warbler, Wilsonia canadensis

Red-faced Warbler, Cardellina rubrifrons

Red Warbler, Ergaticus ruber
Pink-headed Warbler, Ergaticus versicolor

Painted Redstart, Myioborus pictus
Slate-throated Redstart, Myioborus miniatus
Tepui Redstart, Myioborus castaneocapillus
Brown-capped Redstart, Myioborus brunniceps
Yellow-faced Redstart, Myioborus pariae
White-faced Redstart, Myioborus albifacies
Saffron-breasted Redstart, Myioborus cardonai
Collared Redstart, Myioborus torquatus
Spectacled Redstart, Myioborus melanocephalus
Golden-fronted Redstart, Myioborus ornatus
White-fronted Redstart, Myioborus albifrons
Yellow-crowned Redstart, Myioborus flavivertex
- The members of this genus are also often (and more accurately) called Whitestarts, as they have conspicuous white feathers on the tail, not red.