Blackburnian Warbler

Setophaga fusca (Müller, PLS, 1776)

Blackburnian Warbler, Setophaga fusca, breeds in south-central and south-eastern Canada and in north-central, north-eastern and eastern USA, and spends the non-breeding season from Costa Rica to Bolivia. It is a New World warbler in the order Passeriformes and family Parulidae. First described by Müller in 1776, it is a small bird with a breeding range centred on eastern North America. The name Blackburnian honours Anna Blackburne, an English botanist.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Parulidae — New World Warblers

Breeding range

North America: sc, se Canada to nc, ne, e USA

Nonbreeding range

Costa Rica to Bolivia