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Parulidae

Osteichthyes - Passeriformes - Parulidae

Taxonomy
Parulidae was named by Wetmore et al. (1947). It is extant.

It was assigned to Passeriformes by Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Parulidae Wetmore et al.
2017Parulidae Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
RankNameAuthor
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Saurischia()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
familyParulidaeWetmore et al. 1947
familyParulidaeWetmore et al. 1947

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Parulidae Wetmore et al. 1947
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G. Geothlypis Cabanis 1847
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Geothlypis rostrata Bryant 1867 [Bahama yellowthroat]
Geothlypis trichas Linnaeus 1766 [common yellowthroat]
G. Mniotilta Vieillot 1816
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Mniotilta varia Linnaeus 1766 [black-and-white warbler]
G. Oreothlypis Ridgway 1884
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Oreothlypis celata Say 1823 [orange-crowned warbler]
G. Seiurus Swainson 1827 [ovenbird]
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Seiurus aurocapilla Linnaeus 1766 [ovenbird]
G. Setophaga Swainson 1827
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Setophaga adelaidae Baird 1865 [Adelaide's warbler]
Setophaga coronata Linnaeus 1766 [yellow-rumped warbler]
Setophaga petechia Linnaeus 1766 [yellow warbler]
Invalid names: Dendroica Gray 1842 [synonym]
G. Vermivora Swainson 1827
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Vermivora chrysoptera Linnaeus 1766 [golden-winged warbler]
Invalid names: Parulinae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:39:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:39:15
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Benton 1983, Marsh 1875

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Hemingfordian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 18.50000 to 0.01400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 16.3 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Florida) Parulidae indet. (18597)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8USA (Florida) Vermivora celata (20384)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) Oreothlypis celata, Setophaga coronata (176098)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014USA (Florida) Geothlypis trichas (20491)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Oreothlypis celata (123918) Oreothlypis celata, Setophaga coronata (215552)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Parulidae indet., Seiurus sp., Dendroica coronata (103991)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bahamas (Great Abaco Island) Geothlypis rostrata (144663)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Alabama) Parulinae indet. (84181)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Geothlypis trichas (20595)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (San Salvador) P. spp., Dendroica sp., Seiurus aurocapillus, Dendroica petechia (190743)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Puerto Rico Dendroica coronata, Dendroica adelaidae, Mniotilta varia (231345)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Virginia) Vermivora chrysoptera (104035)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Dominican Republic Parulidae indet., Dendroica sp., Seiurus aurocapillus (194485)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (New Providence Island) Dendroica spp. (144649) Setophaga coronata (194588)