Genus

Setophaga Swainson, 1827

redstarts and other fly-catching warblers

Setophaga coronata
Yellow-rumped warbler
bird perched on overhead branch, viewed from below

The wood warblers that were earlier classified as being of the genus Dendroica have been found to be more closely related to American Redstarts, previously the sole species in the genus Setophaga. Since the genus Setophaga was published earlier than Dendroica, the first name takes precedence.

Species of the Setophaga genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:

  Setophaga coronata
Yellow-rumped Warbler

  Setophaga discolor
Prairie Warbler

  Setophaga palmarum
Palm Warbler

The genus Setophaga is a member of the Parulidae - Wood-warblers family.