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Mniotilta varia · Family Parulidae

Mniotilta varia

Family Parulidae

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Parulidae
GBIF occurrence records
3,477,636
Countries and territories with records
56
Black-and-white Warbler
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About this species

This species has 3,477,636 occurrence records from 56 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from the United States (73.4%), Canada (15%), Mexico (2.9%), Costa Rica (2.1%) and Belize (1.3%); together they account for 94.7% of the total. In the United States, this species accounts for 0.23% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Mniotilta varia combines the genus name Mniotilta with the species epithet varia. It is the only species of the genus Mniotilta in the Warbla app catalog.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 117 species of the family Parulidae. This species ranks 5th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Setophaga coronata. Its record count is 5 times the family average (702,186). The family Parulidae belongs to the order Passeriformes, which has 6,193 species in the Warbla app catalog.

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