Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Call and song
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About the Common Yellowthroat
Small warbler, dull olive overall with intense yellow throat. Adult males have black mask bordered above by a white band. Females and immatures are duller but always have contrasting yellow throat and undertail coverts. Common and widespread breeder throughout North America. Found in shrubby wet areas, including marshes, forest edges, and fields. Often hides in thick vegetation, but males often perch conspicuously when singing. Listen for ringing “witchity-witchity-witchity” song and low, harsh call notes. Very short, rounded wings, which equates to it being a short-distance migrant: winters from the southern U.S. to Central America.
Species account: eBird.org, fetched 2025-12-26 · How these pages are made
Where it has been recorded
Recorded in 43 of the 253 countries we have eBird lists for. Each opens that country's checklist.
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Aruba
- Bahamas
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Canada
- Caribbean Netherlands
- Cayman Islands
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Curaçao
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador
- Guadeloupe
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- High Seas
- Honduras
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Mexico
- Montserrat
- Nicaragua
- Norway
- Panama
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Martin (French part)
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Sint Maarten
- Spain
- Switzerland
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Virgin Islands (British)
- Virgin Islands (U.S.)
