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Northern Yellow Warbler
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Songbirds & other perching birds

Northern Yellow Warbler

Setophaga aestiva (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

Names

EnglishNorthern Yellow Warbler
DutchGele Zanger
SpanishChipe Amarillo Norteño
Chinese美洲黄林莺
Scientific nameSetophaga aestiva (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

About this species

The American yellow warbler (Setophaga aestiva), also known as the northern yellow warbler, is a New World warbler. It is a widespread migratory species in the diverse genus Setophaga, that breeds in most parts of North America. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the non-migratory mangrove warbler (Setophaga petechia).

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyParulidae
GenusSetophaga

In Suriname

157Records in Suriname
3iNaturalist observations
1875First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Commewijne71
  • Paramaribo55
  • Wanica2
  • Saramacca2
  • Sipaliwini2
  • Marowijne1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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