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AEH

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• Mar 29, 2020

• #1

I took this photo of the American Yellow Warbler in a mangrove in Puerto Rico a few days ago, could you help me with the subspecies that it is. Thank you!!!

 

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Nutcracker

Stop Brexit!

• Mar 29, 2020

• #2

In mangroves, it'll be a Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia, not American Yellow Warbler Setophaga aestiva :t:

 

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AEH

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• Mar 29, 2020

• #3

Thanks you very much. I know that it is usually as you say, but in the guide "Birds of the West Indies" it says about Setophaga aestiva that it can be in all manner of open wooded habitats including mangroves... that's why.

 

Microtus

Maryland USA (he/him)

• Mar 30, 2020

• #4

Hi AEH, your guide may be using an older classification scheme Mangrove and Yellow Warblers are classified as the same species?

 

njlarsen

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• Mar 30, 2020

• #5

Microtus said:

Hi AEH, your guide may be using an older classification scheme Mangrove and Yellow Warblers are classified as the same species?

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That seems to be a quote from the new Lynx guide to the area which has the two species as split. It is saying so for migration period though, and it may be slightly early for that?

The orange tones to the auriculars do indicate a golden warbler I am guessing, though my experience with the PR birds is very limited.

Niels

 

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Kratter

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• Mar 30, 2020

• #6

The short primary projection indicates resident Mangrove. Migratory aestiva Yellows have quite long wings.

Andy

 

njlarsen

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• Mar 30, 2020

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Kratter said:

The short primary projection indicates resident Mangrove. Migratory aestiva Yellows have quite long wings.

Andy

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I think that clinches it

Niels

 

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AEH

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• Mar 30, 2020

• #8

As Niels says, is the new Lynx guide with two diferent species. Thank you very much for the answers. All the best