NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Nashville Warbler
Leiothlypis ruficapilla (A. Wilson, 1811)
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 Nashville warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) is a small songbird in the New World warbler family, found in North and Central America. It breeds in parts of the northern and western United States and southern Canada, and migrates to winter in southern California and Texas, Mexico, and the north of Central America. It has a gray head and a green back, and its underparts are yellow and white.
Wikipedia contributors, Nashville warbler; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:35:30.215659+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Leiothlypis ruficapilla (A. Wilson, 1811)
- Name authority
- (A. Wilson, 1811)
- Common name
- Nashville Warbler
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Parulidae
- Genus
- Leiothlypis
- 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
- genusLeiothlypis Sangster, 2008
- speciesLeiothlypis ruficapilla (A. Wilson, 1811)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Leiothlypis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee WarblerLeiothlypis peregrina (A. Wilson, 1811) | ParulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lucy's WarblerLeiothlypis luciae (J. G. Cooper, 1861) | ParulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Orange-crowned WarblerLeiothlypis celata (Say, 1822) | ParulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Colima WarblerLeiothlypis crissalis (Salvin & Godman, 1889) | ParulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Virginia's WarblerLeiothlypis virginiae (S. F. Baird, 1860) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Oreothlypis ruficapilla (A. Wilson, 1811) (A. Wilson, 1811) | synonym |
| Sylvia ruficapilla A. Wilson, 1811 A. Wilson, 1811 | synonym |
| Vermivora ruficapilla (A. Wilson, 1811) (A. Wilson, 1811) | 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=950018 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:3T2QC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.