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Geothlypis rostrata

[edit] Identification

15cm
Male:

• Olive-green back
• Yellow underparts
• Paler belly
• Black facemask
• Grey forecrown.
  

Female - similar but with no black mask and the crown is grey

[edit] Distribution

Bahamas.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Subspecies^[1]

There are 3 subspecies:

• G. r. coryi:

• Northern Bahamas (Eleuthera and Cat Islands)

• G. r. tanneri:

• Grand Bahama, Moranie Cay, Little and Great Abaco, Elbow Cay

• G. r. rostrata:

• Western Bahamas (New Providence and Andros)

[edit] Habitat

Dense low scrub.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Breeding

Two eggs are laid in a cup nest placed low in dense vegetation or tree stump.

[edit] Diet

The diet includes insects and other small invertebrates.

[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. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.
2. Wikipedia

• List of references

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