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Prothonotary Warbler
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Songbirds & other perching birds

Prothonotary Warbler

Protonotaria citrea (Boddaert, 1783)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishProthonotary Warbler
DutchCitroenzanger
SpanishChipe dorado
Chinese蓝翅黄森莺
Scientific nameProtonotaria citrea (Boddaert, 1783)

About this species

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.

These warblers often move with quick, jerky, movements and will even crawl upside down on sticks or trees. During the spring they are often seen in wetlands gathering nesting material, or food, for their mate.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyParulidae
GenusProtonotaria

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