yellowthroat

References

Images

A Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) with a bright yellow throat and black face mask perches on a branch, beak open as if singing.

yellowthroat

genus of bird

Also known as: Geothlypis

Written by

The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Learn about this topic in these articles:

wood warbler
The yellowthroats, any of the eight species of the genus Geothlypis, live in marshes and wet thickets. The male of the common yellowthroat (G. trichas)—often called the Maryland yellowthroat in the United States—is yellow with a black mask; his song, a strong repeated “wicheree,” is heard…
Read More
The yellowthroats, any of the eight species of the genus Geothlypis, live in marshes and wet thickets. The male of the common yellowthroat (G. trichas)—often called the Maryland yellowthroat in the United States—is yellow with a black mask; his song, a strong repeated “wicheree,” is heard…
Read More