SPECIES

Bachman's Warbler Vermivora bachmanii Scientific name definitions

Paul B. Hamel
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 19, 2011

References

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    • Widmann, O. (1897). The summer home of Bachman’s Warbler no longer unknown. Auk. 14(3): 305–309.

Recommended Citation

Hamel, P. B. (2020). Bachman's Warbler (Vermivora bachmanii), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.bacwar.01