Seeing Goldman's Warbler in Guatemala
with CAYAYA BIRDING

Goldman's Warbler in Guatemala
Adult male Goldman's Warbler (Setophaga goldmani) in the Guatemalan highlands.

Four taxa are involved in the species complex of Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata s.l.): Audubon's Warbler (S. auduboni) breeding in western North America, Myrtle Warbler (S. coronata) breeding in northern North America, Black-fronted Warbler (S. nigrifrons) breeding in northern Mexico, and Goldman's Warbler (S. goldmani) breeding in Guatemala and southern Mexico. Various taxonomic authorities classify these taxa currently as subspecies or species. Three of them occur in Guatemala. Audubon's and Myrtle warblers are winter residents and transients, and Goldman's Warbler is a resident breeding bird.

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High-elevation pine-juniper woodland in Guatemala: habitat of Goldman's Warbler (Setophaga goldmani).

Goldman's Warbler occurs in Guatemala locally in high-elevation coniferous woodland with pines and junipers, where it can be encountered together with Audubon's Warblers in mixed flocks during the winter months.

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Photographs of Goldman's Warbler seen during CAYAYA BIRDING tours in Guatemala

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male Goldman's Warbler
Male Goldman's Warbler (Setophaga goldmani) in the highlands of Guatemala.

Contributions by Knut Eisermann and Claudia Avendaño of CAYAYA BIRDING to the knowledge about Goldman's Warbler

  • Eisermann, K. & C. Avendaño (2018) An update on the inventory, distribution and residency status of bird species in Guatemala. Bulletin British Ornithologists' Club 138: 148-229.
  • More about our bird research in Guatemala.

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