Birds of the World - Geothlypis


Masked Yellowthroat (Geothlypis aequinoctialis) Male Range: SA: Venezuela and Colombia to n Amazonian Brazil and Trinidad Puerto Nare, Antioquia, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Masked Yellowthroat (Geothlypis aequinoctialis) Female Range: SA: Venezuela and Colombia to n Amazonian Brazil and Trinidad French Guiana
Photograph by Michel GIRAUD-AUDINE © All Rights Reserved.

Split from the very similar Southern Yellowthroat. Found in wetlands.


Black-lored Yellowthroat (Geothlypis auricularis auricularis) Male Range: SA: w Ecuador, w Peru Huaral, Lima, Peru
Photograph by François Grenon © All Rights Reserved.

Split from the Southern (Masked) Yellowthroat, but visually virtually identical (less black on face of male). No range overlap.


Belding's Yellowthroat (Geothlypis beldingi beldingi) Male Vulnerable Range: MA: Baja California south Baja California, Mexico
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Chiriqui Yellowthroat (Geothlypis chiriquensis) Male Range: MA: sw Costa Rica and Panama Costa Rica
Photograph by Tom Liguori © All Rights Reserved.

Very similar to the common migratory Common Yellowthroat, but most closely related to the South American Masked Yellowthroat. Note grey only above mask on male compared to white around the top and back of mask on Common Yellowthroat. Female has more complete eye-ring than Common, and is yellower.


Altamira Yellowthroat (Geothlypis flavovelata) Male Near Threatened Range: MA: e Mexico Lagunas del Champayan, Mexico
Photograph by Aldo Ortiz Reyes © All Rights Reserved.

On male note black mask, bright yellow coloration, and no grey border to mask.


Kentucky Warbler (Geothlypis formosa) Range: NA: c, e, se USA Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida, USA
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Northern migrant. Often on the ground.


Hooded Yellowthroat (Geothlypis nelsoni) Range: MA: Mexico Jardín Botánico del Instituto de Biología UNAM, Mexico Differs from Common Yellowthroat by voice, and by longer tail and more slender bill (HBW).
Photograph by Nigel Voaden © All Rights Reserved.


Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) Male Range: NA: c Canada to se Canada and ne USA Cocorná, Antioquia, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) Female Range: NA: c Canada to se Canada and ne USA Minca, Magdalena, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Northern migrant. Stays close to the ground, but is usually not on the ground.
Additional photo.


Grey-crowned Yellowthroat (Geothlypis poliocephala) Range: MA: widespread Guacalillo, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.


Bahama Yellowthroat (Geothlypis rostrata tanneri) Male Range: NA: Bahamas Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas
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Olive-crowned Yellowthroat (Geothlypis semiflava bairdi) Male Range: MA, SA: Honduras to Ecuador Boca Tapada, San Carlos, Costa Rica
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.


Olive-crowned Yellowthroat (Geothlypis semiflava bairdi) Female Range: MA, SA: Honduras to Ecuador Puerto Viejo, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.


Black-polled Yellowthroat (Geothlypis speciosa speciosa) Male Vulnerable Range: MA: Mexico Almoloya del Rio, Mexico
Photograph by Nigel Voaden © All Rights Reserved.


MacGillivray's Warbler (Geothlypis tolmiei) Range: NA: w, also n Mexico Pena Blanca Lake, Arizona, United States
Photograph by Alan Schmierer Image has been placed in the Public Domain.

Northern migrant.


Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) Male Range: NA, MA: widespread Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida, USA
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas ignota) Female Range: NA, MA: widespread Birch State Park, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Northern migrant. Found in wetlands, or close to ground near water during migration. Note incomplete eye-ring on female.


Southern Yellowthroat (Geothlypis velata) Male Range: SA: se Peru, n Bolivia and s Amazonian Brazil to Argentina and Uruguay Costanera Sur Nature Reserve, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Southern Yellowthroat (Geothlypis velata) Female Range: SA: se Peru, n Bolivia and s Amazonian Brazil to Argentina and Uruguay Parque Ecológico Ezechias Heringer, Brasilia, Brazil
Photograph by Rodrigo Conte © All Rights Reserved.