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Yellowthroats

Parulines

Parulidae

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There are two types of yellowthroats seen in North America. The Common Yellowthroat is a native bird whose habitat covers a large range on the continent. yellowthroats The Gray-crowned Yellowthroat is a vagrant and a visitor from Mexico and Central America that has been seen and identified north of the Rio Grande.

The yellowthroats are members of the warbler family. These small birds make their habitat in low-lying thickets and briers and are mostly found along the edges of fields and roads. Both species are shy birds, who will remain hidden, all the while sounding alarm chirps when approached.

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References to Other Bird Sites:

Avibase - the world bird database This site provides the user with a complete list of bird species, broken down per country, or in the example of the US or Canada, per state and province. Here, bird species names are available in other languages, a great asset to be used as a translation of foreign bird names.

ABA - American Birding Association This site represents an organization that maintains official records of all birds species that have been proven to have been seen inside the perimeters of the North American Continent and the surrounding bodies of water. Regular revised versions are posted to keep the bird list current at all times. This is the list used by all serious birders over their lifetime. You may be aware of the movie called the "Big Year". It was with this list that all the competing birders used in an attempt to set a new record as to how many bird species that could be seen by an individual birder in one calendar year.

I hope you will take advantage of these suggested websites. I have used each of them, in one way or another, throughout the years in my quest to better identify and understand our fine feathered friends.


Classic Collection of North American Birds

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