NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Audubon's Warbler
Setophaga auduboni (J. K. Townsend, 1837)
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
- Setophaga auduboni (J. K. Townsend, 1837)
- Name authority
- (J. K. Townsend, 1837)
- Common name
- Audubon's Warbler
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Parulidae
- Genus
- Setophaga
- 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
- genusSetophaga Swainson, 1827
- speciesSetophaga auduboni (J. K. Townsend, 1837)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Setophaga. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescens (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | ParulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cerulean WarblerSetophaga cerulea (A. Wilson, 1810) | ParulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Golden-cheeked WarblerSetophaga chrysoparia (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1860) | ParulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hooded WarblerSetophaga citrina (Boddaert, 1783) | ParulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Myrtle WarblerSetophaga coronata (Linnaeus, 1766) | ParulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| St. Lucia WarblerSetophaga delicata (Ridgway, 1883) | ParulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bahama WarblerSetophaga flavescens (Todd, 1909) | ParulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blackburnian WarblerSetophaga fusca (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) | ParulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kirtland's WarblerSetophaga kirtlandii (S. F. Baird, 1852) | ParulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnolia (A. Wilson, 1811) | ParulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hermit WarblerSetophaga occidentalis (J. K. Townsend, 1837) | ParulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Sylvia auduboni J. K. Townsend, 1837 J. K. Townsend, 1837 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
North 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.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=950047 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:4X3BF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.