Genus: Dendroica Species: D. palmarum Binomial name Dendroica palmarum ( Gmelin , 1789) Western subspecies The  Palm Warbler ,  Dendroica palmarum , is a small  songbird  of the  New World warbler  family. The species comprises two distinct subspecies that may merit specific status. "Yellow Palm-Warbler" ( D. p. hypochrysea ) of