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Hermit Warbler
Setophaga occidentalis
Audubon Illustration
John James Audubon, Birds of America (1827-1838). Public domain.
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About the Hermit Warbler
The hermit warbler (Setophaga occidentalis) is a small perching bird. It is a species of New World warbler or wood-warbler. They are a migratory bird, the breeding range spanning the majority of the west coast of the United States. Their winter range includes parts of Mexico and Central America as well as parts of the southern California coast.
Source: Wikipedia
Classification
- Scientific name
- Setophaga occidentalis
- 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
- Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea
- 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
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