Blue-winged warbler | |
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Adult male in Maine, United States
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Parulidae |
Genus: | Vermivora |
Species: | V. cyanoptera
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Binomial name | |
Vermivora cyanoptera | |
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Range of V. cyanoptera
Breeding range Winter range
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Synonyms | |
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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).