NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Hermit Warbler
Setophaga occidentalis (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.
Hermit Warbler (Dendroica occidentalis) Male at Ecola State Park, Clatsop Co., Oregon (6/21/10)
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Open encyclopedia reference
The hermit warbler (Setophaga occidentalis) is a small perching bird. It is a species of New World warbler or wood-warbler. They are a migratory bird, the breeding range spanning the majority of the west coast of the United States. Their winter range includes parts of Mexico and Central America as well as parts of the southern California coast.
Wikipedia contributors, Hermit 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 occidentalis (J. K. Townsend, 1837)
- Name authority
- (J. K. Townsend, 1837)
- Common name
- Hermit 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 occidentalis (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 |
| 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 occidentalis (J. K. Townsend, 1837) (J. K. Townsend, 1837) | synonym |
| Sylvia occidentalis 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.
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=950059 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:4X3BY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.