Golden-winged warbler

Golden-winged warbler
Female golden-winged warbler
Male golden-winged warbler
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Parulidae
Genus: Vermivora
Species:
V. chrysoptera
Binomial name
Vermivora chrysoptera
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Range of V. chrysoptera (note: missing distribution in the Caribbean)
  Breeding range
  Wintering range
Synonyms
  • Motacilla chrysoptera Linnaeus, 1766
  • Helminthophila chrysoptera (Linnaeus, 1766)

The golden-winged warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) is a New World warbler. It breeds in southeastern and south-central Canada and in the Appalachian Mountains in northeastern to north-central United States. The majority (~70%) of the global population breeds in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Manitoba. Golden-winged warbler populations are slowly expanding northwards, but are generally declining across its range, most likely as a result of habitat loss and competition/interbreeding with the very closely related blue-winged warbler, Vermivora cyanoptera. Populations are now restricted to two regions: the Great Lakes and the Appalachian Mountains. The Appalachian population has declined 98% since the 1960s and is significantly imperiled.[2] The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has been petitioned to list the species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and is currently reviewing all information after issuing a positive finding.[3] Upon review, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service found that the petition to list the species as endangered or threatened presents "substantial scientific or commercial information indicating that listing the golden-winged warbler may be warranted."[4]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Vermivora chrysoptera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22721618A132145282. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22721618A132145282.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Golden-winged Warbler: Conservation Strategy and Resources". Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. 2019-05-07. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  3. ^ "Golden-winged Warbler". Max Patch, NC. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  4. ^ "90-Day Finding on a Petition To List the Golden-Winged Warbler as Endangered or Threatened | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service". FWS.gov. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 2022-09-19.