Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Perching
Length: 5 in. (13 cm )
This skulking warbler is restricted to dense vegetation along water courses, and its song and calls are the easiest way to detect its presence. It feeds mainly on insects and spiders caught on vegetation near the ground. Its cup-shaped nest is placed low in a bush and is large and loosely constructed of stems and grass.
The four-digit banding code is COYE.
Male |
Female |
Marsh / swamp
Riparian / River forest
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Bibliographic details:
- Article: Common Yellowthroat
- Author(s): Dr. Biology
- Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
- Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
- Date published: 13 Jul, 2017
- Date accessed: 25 May, 2025
- Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/common-yellowthroat
APA Style
Dr. Biology. (Thu, 07/13/2017 - 15:36). Common Yellowthroat. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/common-yellowthroat
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Dr. Biology. "Common Yellowthroat". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/common-yellowthroat
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MLA 2017 Style
Dr. Biology. "Common Yellowthroat". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/common-yellowthroat
Modern Language Association, 7th Ed. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/
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