Galapagos Species Database
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Protonotaria citrea
Reinita protonotaria, Prothonotary warbler
The first record was on 26 Jan 1989 on Dhapne. The second record was on 25 Oct 2007 on Española.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Parulidae
Genus
Protonotaria
Species
citrea
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Vagrant
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Dhapne and Española Islands.
- 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.
- Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G. (2011) The history of Prothonotary Warbler in the Galapagos Islands. Galapagos Research 68: accepted for publication.
- Petit, K.E. Tarvin, K.A. (1990) First record of Prothonotary Warbler from Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Amer. Birds 44(5): 1094.
- Reck, G. Plaza, R. & Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G (2010) Protonotary warbler Protonotaria citrea, a new species for the Galapagos Islands. Galapagos Research 67: 8.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Protonotaria citrea", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=9036. Accessed 31 October 2026.