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Encyclopedia > Bachman's Warbler
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Bachman's Warbler
Conservation status: Extinct (1961)
Audubon lithograph
Audubon lithograph
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Parulidae
Genus: Vermivora
Species: V. bachmanii
Vermivora bachmanii
Audubon, 1833

Bachman's Warbler (Vermivora bachmanii) was a small passerine bird that inhabited the swamps and lowland forests of the southeast United States. This warbler was a migrant, wintering in Cuba. 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Image File history File links Bachman. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms (as opposed to folk taxonomy). ... Phyla Subregnum Parazoa Porifera (sponges) Subregnum Agnotozoa Placozoa (trichoplax) Orthonectida (orthonectids) Rhombozoa (dicyemids) Subregnum Eumetazoa Radiata (unranked) (radial symmetry) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anemones) Bilateria (unranked) (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Orthonectida (parasitic to flatworms, echinoderms, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicatas Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders Many - see section below. ... Families Many, see text A passerine is a bird of the giant order Passeriformes. ... This article refers to the New World wood warbler family of birds, the Parulidae. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... John James Audubon John James Audubon (April 26, 1785 – January 27, 1851) was a Franco-American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter. ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Families Many, see text A passerine is a bird of the giant order Passeriformes. ... Orders Many - see section below. ... This article refers to the New World wood warbler family of birds, the Parulidae. ... // Long-distance land bird migration Many species of land migratory birds migrate very long distances, the most common pattern being for birds to breed in the temperate or arctic northern hemisphere and winter in warmer regions, often in the tropics or the temperate zones of the southern hemisphere. ...


Bachman's Warbler is presumed extinct, and was most likely never common. The last confirmed sightings were in 1961 in South Carolina. Habitat destruction was probably the main cause of its disappearance. 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Official language(s) English Capital Largest city Columbia Columbia Area  Ranked 40th  - Total 34,726 sq mi  (82,965 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 260 miles (420 km)  - % water 6  - Latitude 32°430N to 35°12N  - Longitude 78°030W to 83°20W... Habitat destruction is a process of land use change in which one habitat-type is removed and replaced with some other habitat-type ...


This bird was discovered in 1832 by the Reverend John Bachman, who presented study skins and descriptions to his friend and collaborator, John James Audubon. Audubon never saw the bird alive but named it in honor of Bachman. 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Rev. ... John James Audubon John James Audubon (April 26, 1785 – January 27, 1851) was a Franco-American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter. ...


Audubon's folio renderings of a male and female Bachman's Warbler (see right) were painted on top of an illustration of the Franklinia tree first painted by Maria Martin, Bachman's sister-in-law and one of the country's first female natural history illustrators. Binomial name Franklinia alatamaha Bartr. ...

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Bachman's Warbler at AllExperts (161 words)
Bachman's Warbler (Vermivora bachmanii) was a small passerine bird that inhabited the swamps and lowland forests of the southeast United States.
This warbler was a migrant, wintering in Cuba.
Bachman's Warbler is presumed extinct, and was most likely never common.
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