- Bahama Yellowthroat
Taxobox
name = Bahama Yellowthroat
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo =Passeriformes
familia =Parulidae
genus = " Geothlypis "
species = "G. rostrata"
binomial = "Geothlypis rostrata"
binomial_authority = Bryant, 1867The Bahama Yellowthroat, "Geothlypis rostrata", is aNew World warbler . It is a resident breeder endemic to theBahamas .It is closely related to
Common Yellowthroat ,Altamira Yellowthroat andBelding's Yellowthroat , with which it forms a superspecies, and was formerly considered conspecific.The breeding habitat of the Bahama Yellowthroat is dense dry or damp low scrub, usually drier than the areas used by wintering Common Yellowthroats. It builds a cup nest low in dense vegetation or a tree stump, and lays two eggs. Like other
yellowthroat s, it forages low in vegetation and feeds oninsect s and other smallinvertebrate s.Bahama Yellowthroat is 15 cm long with a large bill. The adult male of the nominate race "G. r. rostrata", found on Andros and
New Providence islands has an olive-green back and mainly yellow underparts, slightly paler on the belly. It has a black facemask and grey forecrown. The female is similar, but lacks the black mask and has a grey crown; she may have a whiter belly.There are two other subspecies; the adult male of "G. r. tanneri", found on
Grand Bahama ,Great Abaco and associated islands, has a yellow tinge to the forecrown band, and "G. r. coryi" of Eleuthera and Cat islands has a mainly yellow forecrown.The Bahama Yellowthroat can be distinguished from wintering Common Yellowthroats by its greater size, heavier bill and slower, more deliberate movements. Males additionally have more extensively yellow underparts, a larger facemask extending onto the nape, and in the case of "coryi" the distinctive yellow forecrown. Females have a grey wash to the head not shown by Common Yellowthroat.
The song of Bahama Yellowthroat is a loud "wichety wichety wichety wich", similar to that of Common Yellowthroat. The call is a softer "jip" than that of Common Yellowthoat.
This species is scarce, and is outnumbered in winter by migrant Common Yellowthroats, but appears not to be endangered.
References
* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
"New World Warblers" by Curson, Quinn and Beadle, ISBN 0-7136-3932-6
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