Kirtland's Warbler
Setophaga kirtlandii (Baird, SF, 1852)
Parulidae — New World Warblers
Kirtland's Warbler, Setophaga kirtlandii, breeds in Michigan in north-central USA and spends the nonbreeding season in the Bahamas. It is a New World warbler in the family Parulidae, and in Michigan it is also called the jack pine bird or jack pine warbler. Its breeding habitat is dense young jack pine over large areas, and this has been maintained through conservation work. The species was once close to disappearing, but its numbers have improved. It was described by Baird, SF, in 1852.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Parulidae — New World Warblers
- Breeding range
- North America: Michigan (nc USA)
- Nonbreeding range
- Bahamas
