Santa Marta warbler

The Santa Marta warbler (Myiothlypis basilica) is a species of bird in the family Parulidae. It is endemic to the Santa Marta Mountains in Colombia.

Santa Marta warbler
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Parulidae
Genus: Myiothlypis
Species:
M. basilica
Binomial name
Myiothlypis basilica
(Todd, 1913)
Synonyms

Basileuterus basilicus

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Santa Marta warbler was formerly placed in the genus Basileuterus. It was moved to the genus Myiothlypis based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2012.[2][3]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Basileuterus basilicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Gutiérrez-Pinto, N.; Cuervo, A.M.; Miranda, J.; Pérez-Emán, J.L.; Brumfield, R.T.; Cadena, C.D. "Non-monophyly and deep genetic differentiation across low-elevation barriers in a neotropical montane bird (Basileuterus tristriatus; Aves: Parulidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 64: 156–165. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2012.03.011.
  3. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "New World warblers, mitrospingid tanagers". IOC World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 21 September 2019.


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