Bahama warbler

The Bahama warbler (Setophaga flavescens) is an endangered species of bird in the family Parulidae that is endemic to The Bahamas.

Bahama warbler
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Parulidae
Genus:	Setophaga
Species:	S. flavescens
Binomial name
Setophaga flavescens (Todd, 1909)
Synonyms
Dendroica flavescens Setophaga dominica flavescens Dendroica dominica flavescens

Taxonomy

The taxon was formerly lumped with the yellow-throated warbler (Setophaga dominica), until the Bahama warbler was elevated to full species in 2011, on the distinctions of that the Bahama warbler is restricted to pinewoods, possesses a longer bill, and has small variations in plumage color.^[2]

Distribution and habitat

It is endemic to Bahamian pineyards on Grand Bahama, Little Abaco and Great Abaco islands.^[3]

Behavior

The Bahama warbler forages amidst pine needles in the higher branches of pine forests, occasionally descending to forage in the shrubs of the understory. It also uses its long bill to probe under the bark of tree trunks in search of insects. No other warblers in the region feed along trunks as extensively as the Bahama warbler.^[4]