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Bay-breasted Warbler
Setophaga castanea
Audubon Illustration
John James Audubon, Birds of America (1827-1838). Public domain.
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About the Bay-breasted Warbler
The bay-breasted warbler (Setophaga castanea) is a small species of songbird in the New World warbler family, Parulidae. It is one of 35 species in the diverse genus Setophaga. Like all songbirds, or passerines, the species is classified in the order Passeriformes.
Source: Wikipedia
Classification
- Scientific name
- Setophaga castanea
- Family
- New World Warblers
- Order
- Passeriformes
Similar species
Other members of the new world warblers family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.
- Altamira Yellowthroat Geothlypis flavovelata
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Bachman's Warbler Vermivora bachmanii
- Belding's Yellowthroat Geothlypis beldingi
- Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
- Black-polled Yellowthroat Geothlypis speciosa
- Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
- Black-throated Gray Warbler Setophaga nigrescens
- Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens
- Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca
- Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
- Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera
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