Gray-crowned Yellowthroat
Gray-crowned Yellowthroat
Geothlypis poliocephala
At a Glance
In far southern Texas, this warbler was once a regular resident; today it is only a very rare straggler there. Although its behavior is somewhat like that of the Common Yellowthroat, it is less of a marsh bird, often living in rank weedy or brushy fields.
All bird guide text and rangemaps adapted from Lives of North American Birds by Kenn Kaufman© 1996, used by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Category
Perching Birds
IUCN Status
Least Concern
Habitat
Shrublands, Savannas, and Thickets
Range & Identification
Description
5 1/2" (14 cm). Slightly larger than Common Yellowthroat. Mostly olive above with gray crown, black lores, narrow broken white eye-ring. Yellow below, brightest on throat and undertail coverts. Female is a little duller than male.
Size
About the size of a Sparrow
Tail Shape
Rounded, Square-tipped
Songs and Calls
Songs include a garbled warble similar to a Passerina bunting and a cascade of sweet notes similar to Canyon Wren. Call a sweet, nasal cheedleet.
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