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Blackburnian Warbler

Setophaga fusca · Family Parulidae

Setophaga fusca

Family Parulidae

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Parulidae
GBIF occurrence records
1,245,892
Countries and territories with records
45
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About this species

This species has 1,245,892 occurrence records from 45 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from the United States (57.6%), Canada (20.6%), Colombia (12.4%), Costa Rica (3.3%) and Ecuador (3.3%); together they account for 97.2% of the total. In the United States, this species accounts for 0.064% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Setophaga fusca combines the genus name Setophaga with the species epithet fusca. The Warbla app catalog lists 34 species of the genus Setophaga; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Setophaga coronata, Setophaga petechia and Setophaga ruticilla.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 117 species of the family Parulidae. This species ranks 18th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Setophaga coronata. Its record count is 1.8 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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