NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Mangrove Warbler
Setophaga petechia (Linnaeus, 1766)
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.
Male Golden Warbler (Dendroica petechia rufopileata). Washington-Slagbaai National Park, Labra, Bonaire
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Open encyclopedia reference
The mangrove warbler or mangrove yellow warbler (Setophaga petechia) is a New World warbler species. It a small bright yellow bird that is found in mangroves on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the tropical Americas. It is also present in the Caribbean and on the Galápagos Islands. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the migratory American yellow warbler (Setophaga aestiva).
Wikipedia contributors, Mangrove warbler; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:28:07.382889+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Setophaga petechia (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Common name
- Mangrove 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 petechia (Linnaeus, 1766)
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 |
|---|---|
| Dendroica petechia (Linnaeus, 1766) (Linnaeus, 1766) | synonym |
| Motacilla petechia Linnaeus, 1766 Linnaeus, 1766 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Middle America
North America
South 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=950039 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:4X3C3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.