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Santa Marta Warbler

Myiothlypis basilica

Classification

Class
Aves
Family
Parulidae

The Santa Marta warbler (Myiothlypis basilica) is a Near Threatened species of bird in the family Parulidae, the New World warblers. It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in northern Colombia. Taxonomy and systematics The Santa Marta warbler was formally described in 1913 as Hemispingus basilicus, mistakenly classifying it as a Thraupidae tanager.

Distribution

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