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Hooded Warbler
Setophaga citrina (Boddaert, 1783)
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.
Photographed in the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico. The Hooded Warbler breeds in North America and across the eastern United States and into southernmost Canada (Ontario). It is migratory, wintering in Central America and the West Indies.
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Open encyclopedia reference
The hooded warbler (Setophaga citrina) is a New World warbler. It breeds in eastern North America across the eastern United States and into southernmost Canada (Ontario). It is migratory, wintering in Central America and the West Indies. Hooded warblers are very rare vagrants to western Europe.
Recent genetic research has suggested that the type species of Wilsonia (hooded warbler W. citrina) and of Setophaga (American redstart S. ruticilla) are closely related and should be merged into the same genus. As the name Setophaga (published in 1827) takes priority over Wilsonia (published in 1838), hooded warbler would then be transferred as Setophaga citrina. This change has been accepted by the North American Classification Committee of the American Ornithologists' Union, and the IOC World Bird List. The South American Classification Committee continues to list the bird in the genus Wilsonia.
Wikipedia contributors, Hooded warbler; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:04:33.834180+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Setophaga citrina (Boddaert, 1783)
- Name authority
- (Boddaert, 1783)
- Common name
- Hooded 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 citrina (Boddaert, 1783)
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 |
| 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 |
| Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia (Linnaeus, 1766) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Wilsonia citrina (Boddaert, 1783) (Boddaert, 1783) | synonym |
| Muscicapa citrina Boddaert, 1783 Boddaert, 1783 | 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=950029 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:4X3BL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.