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(Male) Common Yellowthroat

Geothlypis trichas

Description:

Mustard, black and white bird. This one was quite elusive. "Common Yellowthroats are small songbirds that have olive backs, wings and tails, yellow throats and chests, and white bellies. Adult males have black face masks which stretch from the sides of the neck across the eyes and forehead, which are bordered above with white or gray. Females are similar in appearance, but have paler underparts and lack the black mask. There are 13 races of this bird. These races differ mainly in the males' facial patterns and the brightness of the yellow underparts. The southwestern forms of this bird are the brightest and the yellowest below." - Wikipedia

Habitat:

Chaparral at Lake Poway

Notes:

"The Common Yellowthroat's song is a loud twichety twichety twichety twich. Its call is a soft jip." - Wikipedia

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2 Comments

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Thank you Skychicken, I just added it.

Skychicken
Skychicken 12 years ago

There is a yellow things mission

Poway, California, USA

Spotted on Mar 21, 2012
Submitted on Mar 25, 2012

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