Olive Warbler
Peucedramus taeniatus
Olive Warbler (Peucedramidae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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Often mixed up with
In quizzes, players most often confuse Olive Warbler with these birds— either this species was picked by mistake, or the other way around.
| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Clapper Rail Rallus crepitans | 1 |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens | 1 |
| Dusky Flycatcher Empidonax oberholseri | 1 |
| White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys | 1 |
| Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla | 1 |
Family
The olive warbler (Peucedramus taeniatus) is a small passerine bird. It is the only member of the genus Peucedramus and the family Peucedramidae. This species breeds from southern Arizona and New Mexico, USA, south through Mexico to Nicaragua.
Order
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …