Yellow-headed warbler

The Yellow-headed warbler (Teretistris fernandinae) is a species of bird formerly placed in the family Parulidae, now in the Cuban warbler family, Teretistridae. It is endemic to extreme western Cuba and is the sister species to its fellow Cuban endemic, the Oriente warbler, which, as its common name implies, is found in Cuba's east.

Yellow-headed warbler
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Teretistridae
Genus: Teretistris
Species:
T. fernandinae
Binomial name
Teretistris fernandinae
(Lembeye, 1850)
Teretistris fernandinae range

Its natural habitats are dry forests and lowland moist forests.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Teretistris fernandinae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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