Perching

Common Yellowthroat

Geothlypis trichas
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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 | Herbert Clarke

Female | Robert Shantz



Marsh / swamp

Riparian / River forest
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Bird Sound Type: Buzzing
Sex of Bird: Male
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  • 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: July 13, 2017
  • Date accessed: December 5, 2023
  • Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/common-yellowthroat

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Dr. Biology. (2017, July 13). Common Yellowthroat. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved December 5, 2023 from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/common-yellowthroat

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Dr. Biology. "Common Yellowthroat". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 July, 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/common-yellowthroat

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Dr. Biology. "Common Yellowthroat". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. 5 Dec 2023. 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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