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Setophaga

Osteichthyes - Passeriformes - Parulidae

Taxonomy
Setophaga was named by Swainson (1827). It is extant.

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1827Setophaga Swainson
1842Dendroica Gray
2017Setophaga 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
genusSetophagaSwainson 1827

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.

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]
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, Marsh 1875, Benton 1983

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) S. coronata (176098)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Dendroica coronata (103991)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) S. coronata (215552)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (San Salvador) Dendroica sp., Dendroica petechia (190743)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Puerto Rico Dendroica coronata, Dendroica adelaidae (231345)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Bahamas (New Providence Island) Dendroica spp. (144649) S. coronata (194588)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Dominican Republic Dendroica sp. (194485)