Barbuda warbler

Barbuda warbler
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Parulidae
Genus: Setophaga
Species: S. subita
Binomial name
Setophaga subita
(Riley, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Setophaga adelaidae subita
  • Dendroica adelaidae subita
  • Dendroica subita

The Barbuda warbler (Setophaga subita) is a species of bird in the Parulidae family. It is endemic to the island of Barbuda in Antigua and Barbuda. Its natural habitat is tropical dry shrubland near wetland areas. It is threatened by habitat loss. It once was considered a subspecies of the Adelaide's warbler.

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