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The yellow-rumped warbler (Setophaga coronata) is a regular North American bird species that can be commonly observed all across the continent.Its extensive range connects both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the U.S. as well as Canada and Central America, with the population concentrated in the continent's northern reaches during the breeding season and migrating southwards to southern ...
Although the yellow rump is obvious when a bird is low in vegetation or hovering, it can otherwise be hard to see. [18] In Asia, Pallas's leaf warbler can be distinguished from its former subspecies by its yellower head stripes, wingbars and throat as well as its different vocalisations. [19]
The little sparrowhawk is a bird hunter, waiting in cover the pursuing prey in a short dash and capturing it in flight. [11] The main prey is small birds up to the size of a thrush or a dove. Bats may also be caught and some prey is taken from the ground, including frogs, lizards and rodents. Larger insects and termites are also taken. [12]
The yellow-rumped thornbill is the largest species of thornbill, 9.5–12 cm (3.7–4.7 in) long and weighing 9 g (0.32 oz). [6] It has a short tail and a long slender bill. The species has a distinctive yellow rump, a black forehead with white spots, grey head and neck, a white line above the eye and white throat.
Hooded siskins are 10 to 14 cm in length. The male is largely green above and yellow below with a black head. It has a narrow yellow collar and a yellow rump. The tail is black with yellow sides to the base and the wings are black with a broad yellow band. Females are duller with a green-brown head, yellow-green breast and sides and a whitish ...
Leaf warblers are a family of small insectivorous birds found mostly in Eurasia and ranging into Wallacea and Africa. The species are of various sizes, often green-plumaged above and yellow below, or more subdued with grayish-green to grayish-brown colors. Wood warbler, Phylloscopus sibilatrix; Willow warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus
The yellow bishop (Euplectes capensis), also known as Cape bishop, Cape widow [2] or yellow-rumped widow, is a resident breeding Afromontane bird species.. This common weaver occurs in less arid vegetated areas, such as fynbos, moist grassland and bracken-covered valleys at altitudes from sea level to the Ethiopian highlands.
The yellow-rumped marshbird feeds on ground arthropods and small vertebrates. [3] Marshbirds are gregarious and form flocks of 10-20 birds for most of the year. From September through November, single marshbird pairs can be observed, indicating the beginning of the breeding cycle.