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Photo by fishercl
Cabo, Mexico

Geothlypis beldingi

[edit] Identification

14 cm
Male

• Olive-green back
• Bright yellow belly
• Black facemask
• Yellow forecrown
  

Female is similar, but lacks the black mask and has an olive crown.

Female
Photo by memse
San Jose del Cabo, BCS, Mexico, February 2009

[edit] Distribution

Central America: Baja California Sur, Mexico.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Subspecies^[1]

There are 2 subspecies:

• G. b. goldmani:

• Marshes of central Baja California (latitude 28°N to 26°N)

• G. b. beldingi:

• Marshes of Cape district of southern Baja California

Photo by fishercl
Cabo, Mexico

[edit] Habitat

Freshwater marshes and lagoons.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Breeding

It builds a cup nest of dead cattails; 2-4 eggs are laid.

[edit] Diet

It forages low in vegetation; the diet includes insects and other small invertebrates.

[edit] Vocalisation

The song is a loud wichety wichety wichety wich.

[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

[edit] External Links