Gray-throated Warbler - BirdForum Opus

Myiothlypis cinereicollis

Basileuterus cinereicollis

Identification

14 cm

• Dark grey crown
• Yellow crown stripe

Distribution

South America: found in Colombia and Venezuela.

Taxonomy

Formerly placed in genus Basileuterus.

Subspecies

There are 3 subspecies^[1]:

• M. c. pallidula:

• Andes of north-eastern Colombia and western Venezuela

• M. c. zuliensis:

• Sierra de Perijá (Colombia/Venezuela border)

• M. c. cinereicollis:

• Eastern Andes of Colombia (Santander del Norte to western Meta)

Habitat

Humid forest and forest edges.

Behaviour

Diet

There is little information available. The feed in the understorey.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2014)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Gray-throated Warbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gray-throated_Warbler

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