Black-lored Yellowthroat
Geothlypis auricularis
Skulky warbler found in dry and semi-humid scrub, overgrown clearings, and tangles at forest edge. Male is yellow with a conspicuous black mask. Female is plain and unremarkable. Similar to Olive-crowned Yellowthroat, but male has a gray crown and thinner mask, and female usually shows slightly darker upperparts. Female also similar to female Yellow Warbler, but has a thicker bill and darker back. Typical song west of the Andes is a melodious series of notes that speeds up near the end. In the Marañón Valley, it gives a much more complex rising and falling song. Also gives soft churring and buzzing calls. Ranges in western Ecuador and western Peru, with a few records from extreme southwestern Colombia. Formerly considered a subspecies group of Masked Yellowthroat.
Identification
The black-lored yellowthroat (Geothlypis auricularis) is a species of bird in the family Parulidae, the New World warblers. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.
Taxonomy
Genus: Geothlypis; Family: Parulidae; Order: Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Geothlypis auricularis
- Authority
- Salvin, 1883
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Parulidae
- Genus
- Geothlypis
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Behavior
Migration pattern: Resident species.
Conservation
Population trend: stable.
- Population trend
- stable
Photos
Distribution
Bird Calls
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