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WILDLIFE SPECIES: Dendroica kirtlandii | Kirtland's Warbler 



ABBREVIATION : 
DEKI

COMMON NAMES : 
   Kirtland's warbler
   jack pine warbler


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for the Kirtland's warbler is
Dendroica kirtlandii (Baird) [6,22,26].  It is the largest and one of
the rarest birds of its genus [22].  There are no recognized subspecies.


ORDER : 
Passeriformes

CLASS : 
Bird

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
Endangered

OTHER STATUS : 
The 1991 count of the endangered Kirtland's warbler showed the largest
population increase in 30 years.  A total of 347 singing males were
located in six Michigan counties, along with one singing male in
Wisconsin.  This is a 31 percent increase from 1990 and the largest
count since 502 singing males were found in 1961 [23].

Kirland's warbler is listed by the state as Florida as endangered [27].
In Canada, it is listed as endangered in Ontario and Quebec [28].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Julie L. Tesky, November 1992.


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Tesky, Julie L. 1992. Dendroica kirtlandii. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Wildlife Species: Dendroica kirtlandii | Kirtland's Warbler