Common Yellowthroat

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Common Yellowthroat -
(Geothlypis trichas)

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Identification

Plain olive brown above, light belly
Bright yellow throat and upper breast
Male has distinctive black face mask
Female and immature have plain olive face
4-5" (11-13 cm.)

Habitat

Open areas with shrubs
Wetlands

Additional Information

Common migrant and summer resident
Male sings "witchity-witchity-whitchity"
Often seen on or near the ground, or in
shrubs
One of the most abundant KVR
breeding birds

Comparable Species

Kentucky Warbler

Common Yellowthroat perched on a branch

Female Common Yellowthroat lacks the black mask

The Kickapoo Reserve Management Board acknowledges that the state and federal lands that comprise the Reserve fall within the ancestral homelands of First Nations people including the Hooçak Nation. We recognize the sovereignty of the Hooçak and other First Nations and will work towards a shared future by continuing to create collaborative opportunities to protect and preserve these lands.

Kickapoo Valley Reserve | S3661 State Highway 131 | La Farge, Wisconsin 54639
Phone: 608-625-2960 | FAX: 608-625-2962
kickapoo.reserve@krm.state.wi.us