Basileuterus

Basileuterus
Golden Grouse Warbler ( Basileuterus culicivorus )
Systematics
Order : Passerines (Passeriformes) Subordination : Songbirds (passeri) without rank: Passerida Superfamily : Passeroidea Family : Wood Warbler (Parulidae) Genre : Basileuterus
Scientific name
Basileuterus
Cabanis , 1848

Basileuterus is a genus of songbirds in the wood warbler family(Parulidae). The genus includes 11 to 12 species, depending on the author. The small birds are common in Central America and South America . Most species are characterized by a vertical stripe, lateral stripes and superciliar stripes . The upper side plumage is mostly olive green to olive gray; the underside plumage yellow to dirty yellow or whitish-gray to whitish-yellow, often with faded flanks.

species

Cajamarca Warbler ( Basileuterus trifasciatus ) Three-lined wood warbler ( Basileuterus tristriatus ) Basileuterus melanotis - (partly subspecies of Basileuterus tristriatus ) Basileuterus tacarcunae - (partly subspecies of Basileuterus tristriatus ) Basileuterus punctipectus - (partly subspecies of Basileuterus tristriatus ) American Warbler ( Basileuterus lachrymosus )

Golden Grouse Wood Warbler ( Basileuterus culicivorus ) - Three subspecies are sometimes listed as separate species: White-bellied wood warbler ( Basileuterus (c.) Hypoleucus ) Gray-browed warbler ( Basileuterus (c.) Cabanisi ) White-browed wood warbler ( Basileuterus (c.) Auricapilla ) Goldstripe Wood Warbler ( Basileuterus belli ) Pirrewald warbler ( Basileuterus ignotus ) Red cap warbler ( Basileuterus rufifrons ) Black-cheeked Warbler ( Basileuterus melanogenys )

Some species that were previously listed in this genus are now included in their own genus Myiothlypis :

River warbler ( Myiothlypis rivularis ) Black Warbler ( Myiothlypis fulvicauda ) Santa Marta Wood Warbler ( Myiothlypis basilicus ) Black- headed warbler ( Myiothlypis nigrocristata ) Olive-flanked warbler ( Myiothlypis leucoblephara ) Peruvian Warbler ( Myiothlypis signata ) Fairy Warbler ( Myiothlypis fraseri ) Common Warbler ( Myiothlypis flaveola )

Gold-bellied wood warbler ( Myiothlypis chrysogaster ) Golden-flanked warbler ( Myiothlypis leucophrys ) Gray-throated warbler ( Myiothlypis cinereicollis ) Gray-cheeked Warbler ( Myiothlypis griseiceps ) Red-crowned Warbler ( Myiothlypis conspicillata ) Golden-crowned warbler ( Myiothlypis coronata ) Warbler ( Myiothlypis bivittata ) Bonapartew Warbler ( Myiothlypis luteoviridis )

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literature

• Jon Curson, David Quinn, David Beadle: New World Warblers. Helm, London 1994, ISBN 0-7136-3932-6 .

Web links

Commons : Basileuterus  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

• Basileuterus at ITIS