Warbler, Colombia Pacific (1 Viewer)

[TomFriedel]

Hi all,
I took this photo a few years ago, and thought it might be a Common Yellowthroat female. I was never 100% sure, and I just passed it off to Google Images, and it came back with MacGillivray's Warbler. Of course Google Images has no location information, so that makes their ID process much more difficult. The latter species has never been recorded in Colombia. Google also has no context information, such as that this bird stayed close to the ground. Can anyone say for sure if it is or is not a Common Yellowthroat?

thanks in advance, here is the link

Common Yellowthroat | BirdPhotos.com

 

[BAL Land]

I don’t see why it’s not a Yellowthroat.

 

[TomFriedel]

I don’t see why it’s not a Yellowthroat.

Probably is. Seemed kind of compact and not as yellow as others I had seen.

 

[AveryBartels]

Hi Tom, just noticed this one now while filtering old posts for "Colombia". It's a Mourning Warbler, almost certainly a young female based on the yellowish throat. Young ones more frequently show these eye arcs that are reminiscent of a MacGillivray's but more narrow. Plumage differences are subtle but note the more uniform olive-colouring of both the upperparts and belly and the shade of pale greyish on the lower cheek bleeding into the throat, both more appropriate for Mourning. As you know, Common Yellowthroat is also a fairly rare bird for Colombia.

 

[TomFriedel]

Hi Tom, just noticed this one now while filtering old posts for "Colombia". It's a Mourning Warbler, almost certainly a young female based on the yellowish throat. Young ones more frequently show these eye arcs that are reminiscent of a MacGillivray's but more narrow. Plumage differences are subtle but note the more uniform olive-colouring of both the upperparts and belly and the shade of pale greyish on the lower cheek bleeding into the throat, both more appropriate for Mourning. As you know, Common Yellowthroat is also a fairly rare bird for Colombia.

Thanks! I think you are right. I don't know why I didn't see that, because I've seen Mourning Warblers a few times in Colombia.