| Prothonotary warbler | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Parulidae |
| Genus: | Protonotaria Baird, 1858 |
| Species: | P. citrea
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| Binomial name | |
| Protonotaria citrea (Boddaert, 1783)
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| Range of P. citrea Breeding range Wintering range
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The prothonotary warbler (Protonotaria citrea) is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. It is named for its plumage which resembles the yellow robes once worn by papal clerks (named prothonotaries) in the Roman Catholic Church.
The prothonotary warbler is the only member of the genus Protonotaria and the only eastern warbler that nests in natural or artificial cavities.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Protonotaria citrea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22721765A94730179. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22721765A94730179.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.