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Mourning Warbler
Geothlypis philadelphia (A. Wilson, 1810)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia)
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Open encyclopedia reference
The mourning warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. Mourning warblers are neotropical migrants native to eastern and central North America and wintering in Central and South America. They tend to be found in dense second growth forests. They are very similar to the MacGillivray's warbler in appearance, especially in females and immature birds, but their breeding range does not overlap into the west.
The "mourning" in this bird's name refers to the male's hood, thought to resemble a mourning veil.
Wikipedia contributors, Mourning warbler; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:29:51.104899+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Geothlypis philadelphia (A. Wilson, 1810)
- Name authority
- (A. Wilson, 1810)
- Common name
- Mourning Warbler
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Parulidae
- Genus
- Geothlypis
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyParulidae
- genusGeothlypis Cabanis, 1847
- speciesGeothlypis philadelphia (A. Wilson, 1810)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Geothlypis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Belding's YellowthroatGeothlypis beldingi Ridgway, 1882 | ParulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chiriqui YellowthroatGeothlypis chiriquensis Salvin, 1872 | ParulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hooded YellowthroatGeothlypis nelsoni Richmond, 1900 | ParulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Olive-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis semiflava P. L. Sclater, 1860 | ParulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-polled YellowthroatGeothlypis speciosa P. L. Sclater, 1859 | ParulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| MacGillivray's WarblerGeothlypis tolmiei (J. K. Townsend, 1839) | ParulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Southern YellowthroatGeothlypis velata (Vieillot, 1809) | ParulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kentucky WarblerGeothlypis formosa (A. Wilson, 1811) | ParulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Masked YellowthroatGeothlypis aequinoctialis (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | ParulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-lored YellowthroatGeothlypis auricularis Salvin, 1883 | ParulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Altamira YellowthroatGeothlypis flavovelata Ridgway, 1896 | ParulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Grey-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis poliocephala S. F. Baird, 1865 | ParulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Oporornis philadelphia (A. Wilson, 1810) (A. Wilson, 1810) | synonym |
| Sylvia philadelphia A. Wilson, 1810 A. Wilson, 1810 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=950024 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3FT5C. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.