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MacGillivray's Warbler
Geothlypis tolmiei
Audubon Illustration
John James Audubon, Birds of America (1827-1838). Public domain.
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About the MacGillivray's Warbler
MacGillivray's warbler (Geothlypis tolmiei) is a species of bird in the family Parulidae, the New World warblers. It is found from southeastern Alaska and western Canada to Panama.
Source: Wikipedia
Classification
- Scientific name
- Geothlypis tolmiei
- 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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