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Geothlypis flavovelata

Photo by Greg Lavaty
Location: Mexico

[edit] Identification

13 cm
Male:

• Yellow-green back
• Bright yellow belly
• Black facemask
• Yellow crown
  

Female: lacks the black mask and has an olive crown.

[edit] Distribution

Coastal north-eastern Mexico (southern Tamaulipas, eastern San Luis Potosí, northern Veracruz)

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic.

[edit] Habitat

Coastal marshes and lagoons.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Breeding

It builds a cup nest low in vegetation.

[edit] Diet

The diet includes insects.

[edit] Vocalisation

The song is a loud wichety wichety wichety wich, and the call is a soft jip.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Wikipedia

• List of references

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