New World Warblers
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Parulidae
The New World warblers are a group of small, often colourful, passerine birds restricted to the New World. Most are arboreal, but some are terrestrial. Most members of this family are insectivores. There are 119 species worldwide and 1 species which occur in Germany.
- Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens (A)
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