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The common yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas), also known as the yellow bandit [2] or Maryland yellow-throat, [3] is a New World warbler. It is an abundant breeder in North America , ranging from southern Canada to central Mexico .
Yellow-throated warblers will occasionally hybridize with northern parulas (Setophaga americana), resulting in a hybrid species known as Sutton's warblers. [5] Sutton's warblers lack the black streaks bordering the breast indicative of yellow-throated warblers, and have a suffused greenish-yellow wash on their back, which is also not indicative of yellow-throated warblers. [6]
Heads of Geothlypis taxa. The yellowthroats are New World warblers in the genus Geothlypis.Most members of the group have localised ranges in Mexico and Central America, but the masked yellowthroat has an extensive South American distribution, while the common yellowthroat breeds over much of North America.
The Bahama yellowthroat can be distinguished from wintering common yellowthroats by its greater size, heavier bill and slower, more deliberate movements. Males additionally have more extensively yellow underparts, a larger facemask extending onto the nape, and in the case of coryi the distinctive yellow forecrown. Females have a grey wash to ...
The masked yellowthroat (Geothlypis aequinoctialis) is a New World warbler. It has a number of separate resident breeding populations in South America. The black-lored yellowthroat and southern yellowthroat were formerly considered subspecies. The breeding habitat is marshes and other wet areas with dense low vegetation. The masked yellowthroat ...
Belding's yellowthroat (Geothlypis beldingi) is a New World warbler.It is a resident breeder endemic to the southern Baja California Peninsula (Mexico).. It is closely related to common yellowthroat, Altamira yellowthroat and Bahama yellowthroat, with which it forms a superspecies, and was formerly considered conspecific.
A bird that is rarely seen inland across the UK, has been spotted 38 miles (62 km) from the coast. The yellow-browed warbler was sighted wintering around Verulamium Lake in St Albans, Hertfordshire.
The southern yellowthroat (Geothlypis velata) is a New World warbler. It has a number of separate resident breeding populations in South America from southeastern Peru, eastern Bolivia, and south Amazonian Brazil to Argentina and Uruguay. It was previously considered a subspecies of the masked yellowthroat.