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Setophaga ruticilla Linnaeus, 1766

Candelita Norteña, Candelita americana, American redstar

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Aves

Order
Passeriformes

Family
Parulidae

Genus
Setophaga

Species
ruticilla

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Vagrant

Status

Least concern

Distribution

Distribution: A record on Santa Fe Island in May 28th, 2006.

References

  • Doyle, T.J. (2006) Bird record report form Report to Charles Darwin Foundation
  • Freile, J.F. Santander, T., Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G., Carrasco, L., Cisneros-Heredia, D., Guevara, E., Sánchez-Nivicela, M., Tinoco, B. (2019) Lista Roja de las aves del Ecuador Quito, Ecuador. 97 pp.
  • IUCN (2015) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015-4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 November 2015.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Setophaga ruticilla", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5175. Accessed 4 November 2026.