A previously undocumented hybrid New World Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica x S. magnolia) captured at Long Point, Ontario

Kenneth G. D. Burrell; Jeffrey H. Skevington; Scott Kelso; Mike V. A. Burrell; Dayna L. Leclair; Stuart A. Mackenzie

doi:10.1676/1559-4491-128.3.624

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1 September 2016 A previously undocumented hybrid New World Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica x S. magnolia) captured at Long Point, Ontario

Kenneth G. D. Burrell, Jeffrey H. Skevington, Scott Kelso, Mike V. A. Burrell, Dayna L. Leclair, Stuart A. Mackenzie

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The Wilson J. of Ornithology, 128(3):624-628 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1676/1559-4491-128.3.624

Abstract

New World Warblers represent a complex and closely related family, with a high propensity to hybridize. With more than 73 known hybrid pairings of Parulidae documented, we report a previously undocumented hybrid: a Chestnut-sided (Setophaga pensylvanica) × Magnolia Warbler (S. magnolia). The parentage of the hybrid individual and its identity are supported by morphological and genetic evidence. DNA sequencing of a fragment of cytochrome oxidase c subunit I (COI) supports the female parent as Chestnut-sided, while strong morphological features support Magnolia Warbler as the father.

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Kenneth G. D. Burrell, Jeffrey H. Skevington, Scott Kelso, Mike V. A. Burrell, Dayna L. Leclair, and Stuart A. Mackenzie "A previously undocumented hybrid New World Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica x S. magnolia) captured at Long Point, Ontario," The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 128(3), 624-628, (1 September 2016). https://doi.org/10.1676/1559-4491-128.3.624

Received: 24 September 2015; Accepted: 1 January 2016; Published: 1 September 2016

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