A small warbler with bright yellow throat. Often forages on Spanish moss in southern coastal forests.
§ Quick facts
§ Encyclopedia
The yellow-throated warbler is a small migratory songbird species in the New World warbler family (Parulidae) found in temperate North America.
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§ Identification
Field marks. Gray back, bright yellow throat and upper breast, bold black-and-white face pattern with a white eyebrow and neck patch, black side streaks, two white wing bars.
Similar species. Grace's Warbler (Southwest) is similar but has yellow extending into the eyebrow; Yellow-throated's clean white eyebrow and neck patch are distinctive.
Voice. A series of clear, ringing, descending notes that rise slightly at the very end: 'tew-tew-tew-tew-tew-wi'.
§ Diet & behavior
Diet. Insects (caterpillars primary), spiders, occasional berries on migration.
Behavior. Creeps methodically along branches and trunks like a Black-and-white Warbler or nuthatch, often high in pines, sycamores, and live oaks; an early spring migrant.
§ Range
Southeastern US
§ Habitat
Coastal pine forests, cypress swamps
§ Threats
Mature forest loss, Spanish moss decline.
§ Conservation status
According to the IUCN Red List, the yellow-throated warbler is currently classified as Least Concern.
§ What helps
Support southern coastal forest conservation.
§ Further reading
- Wikipedia — Yellow-throated warbler
- www.allaboutbirds.org — authoritative profile of Setophaga dominica
- IUCN Red List — search for Setophaga dominica
- GBIF occurrence records
- Encyclopedia of Life — Setophaga dominica
§ Sources cited
- Cornell Lab of Ornithology — All About Birds
- National Audubon Society
- iNaturalist
- IUCN Red List
