Black-and-white warbler
| Black-and-white warbler Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Parulidae |
| Genus: | Mniotilta Vieillot, 1816 |
| Species: | M. varia |
| Binomial name | |
| Mniotilta varia (Linnaeus, 1766) | |
| Range of M. varia Breeding range Wintering range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Motacilla varia Linnaeus, 1766 | |
The black-and-white warbler (Mniotilta varia) is a species of New World warbler, and the only member of its genus, Mniotilta. It breeds in northern and eastern North America and winters in Florida, Central America, and the West Indies down to Peru. This species is a very rare vagrant to western Europe.
Relative to other New World warblers, it is not well studied.
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