NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Blackburnian Warbler
Setophaga fusca (P. L. S. Müller, 1776)
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 Blackburnian warbler (Setophaga fusca) is a small New World warbler. They breed in eastern North America, from southern Canada, westwards to the southern Canadian Prairies, the Great Lakes region and New England, to North Carolina. They are migratory, wintering in southern Central America and South America, and are very rare vagrants to western Europe. The common name honors the English botanist Anna Blackburne.
Wikipedia contributors, Blackburnian warbler; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:43:04.988445+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Setophaga fusca (P. L. S. Müller, 1776)
- Name authority
- (P. L. S. Müller, 1776)
- Common name
- Blackburnian 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 fusca (P. L. S. Müller, 1776)
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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Dendroica fusca (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) | synonym |
| Motacilla fusca P. L. S. Müller, 1776 P. L. S. Müller, 1776 | 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=950037 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:4X3BS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.