Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Setophaga petechia aureola
Reinita Amarilla, Canario María, Yellow Warbler, Mangrove Warbler
The only bright yellow bird with a bright, sweet song. Together with the population from the Coco islands, it is considered a sub-species (Setophaga petechia aureola) characterized by the brown-reddish cap on it’s head. Genetic divergence is low. Probably colonized the archipelago less than 300 000 yrs ago.
Threats As a mainly insectivorous species, it may be affected by pesticide use and it is affected by Plasmodium and by the parasitic fly Philornis downsi that may cause heavy chick mortality.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Parulidae
Genus
Setophaga
Species
petechia
Subspecies
aureola
Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa
Syn.: Dendroica petechia aureola (Gould, 1839); Sylvicola aureola Gould, 1841; Dendroica aureola Ridgway, 1890; Dendroica petechia Linnaeus, 1766; Dendroica petechia galapagoensis Sundevall 1869.
Taxon origin: Endemic
Preference for an altitude zone in Galapagos: Coastal zonera - humid zone
Trophic role: Carnivorous
Reproduction mode: Exclusively sexual
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Present on all Islands from the shoreline up to the highest points.
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Feeding type: Insectivorous