Setophaga
''Setophaga'' is a genus of birds of the New World warbler family Parulidae. It contains at least 34 species. The ''Setophaga'' warblers are an example of adaptive radiation with the various species using different feeding techniques and often feeding in different parts of the same tree. Most ''Setophaga'' species are long-range migrants, wintering in or near the New World tropics and seasonally migrating to breed in North America. In contrast, two ''Setophaga'' species, the palm warbler and yellow-rumped warbler, have winter ranges that extend along the Atlantic coast of North America as far north as Nova Scotia. The males in breeding plumage are often highly colorful. Etymology The genus name ''Setophaga'' means ''moth eater'' in Ancient Greek; from : ''sēs'' (genitive σητός : ''sētós''), "moth", and : ''phágos'', "eating". Taxonomy The genus ''Setophaga'' was introduced by the English naturalist William Swainson in 1827. The type species was subsequently designat ...
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