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Yellow breasted chat

Icteria virens

Description:

This is a first spotting of a yellow breasted chat. It is the largest North American warbler. Has olive-green to olive-gray upperparts, brilliant yellow throat and breast. Belly and undertail are white. Eyes have white spectacles and dark eye patches. Bill is heavy and dark. Wings and tail are olive-green. Bill, legs, and feet are black.

Habitat:

Preferred habitats include dense thickets and brush, often with thorns, stream side tangles, and dry brushy hillsides. This yellow breasted chat was spotted in the bushes at a campground in the badlands of South Dakota.

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2 Comments

mary.gallo.m
mary.gallo.m 8 years ago

Thank you Alicelongmartin

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 8 years ago

Lovely picture, good information!

mary.gallo.m
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mary.gallo.m

South Dakota, USA

Spotted on Jul 2, 2015
Submitted on Jul 7, 2015

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