Vermivora
Vermivora is a genus of New World warblers.
Taxonomy
The genus Vermivora was introduced in 1827 by the English zoologist William Swainson to accommodate a single species, Vermivora solitaria Swainson. This is Sylvia solitaria Wilson, 1810 which is now Vermivora cyanoptera Olson and Reveal, 2009, the blue-winged warbler. The genus name combines Latin vermis meaning "worm" with -vorus meaning "-eating".Species
Three species are recognised in the genus,Several additional species were formerly included in Vermivora, but have now been transferred to the genus Leiothlypis:
- Tennessee warbler Leiothlypis peregrina
- Orange-crowned warbler Leiothlypis celata
- Nashville warbler Leiothlypis ruficapilla
- Virginia's warbler Leiothlypis virginiae
- Colima warbler Leiothlypis crissalis
- Lucy's warbler ''Leiothlypis luciae''