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Belding's Yellowthroat - BirdForum Opus

Photo by fishercl
Cabo, Mexico
Geothlypis beldingi

Identification

14 cm
Male

  • Olive-green back
  • Bright yellow belly
  • Black facemask
  • Yellow forecrown

Female is similar, but lacks the black mask and has an olive crown.

Female
Photo by memse
San Jose del Cabo, BCS, Mexico, February 2009

Distribution

Central America: Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Taxonomy

Subspecies[1]

There are 2 subspecies:

  • G. b. goldmani:
  • G. b. beldingi:
Photo by fishercl
Cabo, Mexico

Habitat

Freshwater marshes and lagoons.

Behaviour

Breeding

It builds a cup nest of dead cattails; 2-4 eggs are laid.

Diet

It forages low in vegetation; the diet includes insects and other small invertebrates.

Vocalisation

The song is a loud wichety wichety wichety wich.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. Wikipedia

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