NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Olive-crowned Yellowthroat
Geothlypis semiflava P. L. Sclater, 1860
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
The olive-crowned yellowthroat (Geothlypis semiflava) is a species of bird in the family Parulidae, the New World warblers. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Wikipedia contributors, Olive-crowned yellowthroat; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:03:35.726400+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Geothlypis semiflava P. L. Sclater, 1860
- Name authority
- P. L. Sclater, 1860
- Common name
- Olive-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 semiflava P. L. Sclater, 1860
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 |
| 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 |
| Grey-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis poliocephala S. F. Baird, 1865 | ParulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
South America
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.
- Sclater, & Philip Lutley. (1860). List of Birds Collected by Mr. Fraser at Babahoyo in Ecuador, with Descriptions of New Species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, Vol. 28. 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:3FT5F. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.