Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
New World Warblers (Parulidae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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Often mixed up with
In quizzes, players most often confuse Yellow Warbler with these birds— either this species was picked by mistake, or the other way around.
| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla | 4 |
| Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca | 2 |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius | 1 |
| Northern Mouse-coloured Tyrannulet Nesotriccus incomtus | 1 |
| Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta | 1 |
Family
The New World warblers or wood-warblers are a group of small, often colorful, passerine birds that make up the family Parulidae and are restricted to the New World. The family contains 120 species. They are not closely related to Old World warblers or Australian warblers.
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 …