Bahama Yellowthroat - BirdForum Opus

Male
Photo by Pluvius
Abaco, Bahamas, March 2010

Geothlypis rostrata

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

Similar Species

Common Yellowthroat is smaller and faster moving. Both sexes have a proportionally smaller bill and white on the central underside. This species is common in Bahamas in winter until about May.

Distribution

Bahamas.

Taxonomy

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)

Habitat

Dense low scrub or understory in Pine forest.

Behaviour

Breeding

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

Diet

The diet includes insects and other small invertebrates.

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. Raffaele et al. 1998. Birds of the West Indies. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 0713649054
3. Wikipedia

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Bahama Yellowthroat. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bahama_Yellowthroat

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