''Leiothlypis'' is a genus of

New World warbler The New World warblers or wood-warblers are a group of small, often colorful, passerine birds that make up the family Parulidae and are restricted to the New World. They are not closely related to Old World warblers or Australian warblers. Mos ...

, formerly classified within the genus ''

Oreothlypis ''Oreothlypis'' is a genus of New World warbler. Most members of this genus for formerly classified in the genus ''Vermivora''. However, the species then in ''Vermivora'' were more closely related to the flame-throated warbler and crescent-ches ...

'' or ''

Vermivora ''Vermivora'' is a genus of New World warblers. Species Three species are accepted in the genus,IOC World Bird LisFamily Parulidae one of them probably extinct: Several additional species were formerly included in ''Vermivora'', but have now ...

''. The genus was introduced by the Dutch ornithologist

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in 2008 with the

Tennessee warbler The Tennessee warbler (''Leiothlypis peregrina'') is a New World warbler that breeds in eastern North America and winters in southern Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. The specific name ''peregrina'' is from Latin '' ...

(''Leiothlypis peregrina'') as the

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. The genus name is derived from the

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λειος/''leios'' meaning "plain" and θλυπις/''thlupis'', an unknown small bird mentioned by

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. Although in 2009 the genus was rejected by the

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's Committee on Classification and Nomenclature of North and Middle American Birds, it was accepted in their 2019 supplement to the ''Check-list of North American Birds''.

Species

Six species are recognised:

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q1128786 Bird genera Parulidae