[TN-Bird] Re: Taxonomic changes
- From: Melinda Welton <weltonmj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tnbird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:54:05 -0500
Does anyone know the etymology of the word Setophaga ?
Melinda Welton
Franklin, TN
From: David Aborn <David-Aborn@xxxxxxx>
Reply-To: David Aborn <David-Aborn@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2011 17:33:41 +0000
To: tnbird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [TN-Bird] Taxonomic changes
1 June 2011
I apologize if this has been posted already (I seem to recall a posting
about taxonomic changes recently, but I couldn’t find it in the archives),
but there are some major changes to North American warbler classification
coming next month (to be published in The Auk, the journal of The American
Ornithologist’s Union). Common names and species names won’t be changing;
only some of the genera. The biggest change is that Dendroica is going
bye-bye. Here is how the warblers will be classified:
Genus Seiurus:
Ovenbird
Genus Helmitheros:
Worm-eating Warbler
Genus Parkesia:
Louisiana Waterthrush and Northern Waterthrush (this change was made
official last year)
Genus Vermivora:
Bachman’s, Golden-winged, and Blue-winged warblers
Genus Mniotilta:
Black-and-white Warbler
Genus Protonotaria:
Prothonotary Warbler
Genus Limnothlypis:
Swainson’s Warbler
Genus Oreothlypis:
Crescent-chested, Tennessee, Orange-crowned, Colima, Lucy’s, Nashville, and
Virginia’s warblers
Genus Oporornis:
Connecticut Warbler
Genus Geothlypis:
Gray-crowned Yellowthroat; MacGillivray’s, Mourning, and Kentucky warblers;
and Common Yellowthroat. The three in the middle were formerly in
Oporornis.
Genus Setophaga:
Major change here. Formerly this genus included only the American Redstart.
Now it includes Hooded Warbler, American Redstart, two species from the
genus Parula, and everything that used to be in the genus Dendroica.
Hooded, Am. Redstart, Kirtland’s, Cape May, Cerulean, Northern Parula,
Tropical Parula, Magnolia, Bay-breasted, Blackburnian, Yellow,
Chestnut-sided, Blackpoll, Black-throated Blue, Palm, Pine, Yellow-rumped,
Yellow-throated, Prairie, Grace’s, Black-throated Gray, Townsend’s, Hermit,
Golden-cheeked, Black-throated Green.
Genus Basileuterus:
Fan-tailed Warbler is moved into this genus, and Rufous-capped and
Golden-crowned Warblers are still here.
Genus Cardellina:
Canada Warbler, Wilson’s Warbler, Red-faced Warbler. The first two were
formerly in the genus Wilsonia (with the Hooded Warbler, now moved up the
chain); Red-faced Warbler had been the only member of this genus.
Genus Myioborus:
Painted Redstart and Slate-throated Redstart
David Aborn
Chattanooga, TN
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