The genus
Vermivora was introduced in 1827 by the English zoologist
William Swainson to accommodate a single species,
Vermivora solitaria Swainson. This is
Sylvia solitaria Wilson, 1810 which is now
Vermivora cyanoptera Olson and
Reveal, 2009, the
blue-winged warbler. The genus name combines
Latin vermis meaning "worm" with
-vorus meaning "-eating". ==Species==