Blue-winged warbler

Blue-winged warbler
Adult male in Maine, United States
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Parulidae
Genus: Vermivora
Species:
V. cyanoptera
Binomial name
Vermivora cyanoptera
Olson & Reveal, 2009
Range of V. cyanoptera
  Breeding range
  Winter range
Synonyms
  • Vermivora pinus
  • Helminthophila pinus

The blue-winged warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) is a fairly common New World warbler, 11.5 cm (4.5 in) long and weighing 8.5 g (0.30 oz). It breeds in eastern North America in southern Ontario and the eastern United States. Its range is extending northwards, where it is replacing the very closely related golden-winged warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera).

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