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;[[:Category:Geothlypis|Geothlypis]] speciosa | ;[[:Category:Geothlypis|Geothlypis]] speciosa | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 13 cm | + | 13 cm |
| + | '''Male''' | ||
| + | *Browny-olive upperparts | ||
| + | *Black mask | ||
| + | *Greyish sides of crown and nape | ||
| + | *Deep yellow underparts | ||
| + | *Orange chest, | ||
| + | *Ochre flanks | ||
| + | '''Female''' | ||
| + | *Lacks mask | ||
| + | *Olive face | ||
| + | *Pale eye-ring | ||
| + | *Pale buff supercilium | ||
| + | '''Immature male''' - resembles male with black on face restricted to lores and ear-coverts.<br /> | ||
| + | '''Juvenile''' - brownish-olive head and upperparts, paler olive-yellow underparts, dark brown legs, black bill. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Mexico]]. | [[Mexico]]. | ||
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====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
Call: harsh nasal ''chreh'' call. Song - rapid series of ''chip'' notes. | Call: harsh nasal ''chreh'' call. Song - rapid series of ''chip'' notes. | ||
| − | + | ==References== | |
| + | #BirdLife International | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Geothlypis+speciosa}} | {{GSearch|Geothlypis+speciosa}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Geothlypis]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Geothlypis]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | ||
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- Geothlypis speciosa
Identification
13 cm Male
- Browny-olive upperparts
- Black mask
- Greyish sides of crown and nape
- Deep yellow underparts
- Orange chest,
- Ochre flanks
Female
- Lacks mask
- Olive face
- Pale eye-ring
- Pale buff supercilium
Immature male - resembles male with black on face restricted to lores and ear-coverts.
Juvenile - brownish-olive head and upperparts, paler olive-yellow underparts, dark brown legs, black bill.
Distribution
Taxonomy
There are 2 subspecies:
- G. s. speciosa
- G. s. limnatis
Habitat
Freshwater lakes and freshwater marshes with reedbeds.
Behaviour
Vocalisation
Call: harsh nasal chreh call. Song - rapid series of chip notes.
References
- BirdLife International
