NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Grey-crowned Yellowthroat
Geothlypis poliocephala S. F. Baird, 1865
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.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Geothlypis poliocephala S. F. Baird, 1865
- Name authority
- S. F. Baird, 1865
- Common name
- Grey-crowned Yellowthroat
- 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 poliocephala S. F. Baird, 1865
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 |
| Mourning WarblerGeothlypis philadelphia (A. Wilson, 1810) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Chamaethlypis poliocephala (S. F. Baird, 1865) (S. F. Baird, 1865) | 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.
- Baird, & Spencer Fullerton. (1865). Review of American Birds, in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution, Part I. North and Middle America. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, No. 181. 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:3FT5D. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.