Citrine Warbler

Myiothlypis luteoviridis

Not Evaluated · IUCN Red List

NENot EvaluatedInvertebratesForestTiny · 13 g

What the Citrine Warbler sounds like

Sonogram of the Citrine Warbler: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Zamora-Chinchipe: Cerro Plateado camp 3, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Citrine Warbler: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Zamora-Chinchipe: camp on Ventanilla-Christopher Parson trail, Reserva Tapichalaca, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Citrine Warbler: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Duet · Morona-Santiago: Tambo de Ashilán, upper Río Upano, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

The citrine warbler is 13 to 14 cm (5.1 to 5.5 in) long and weighs 12 to 20 g (0.42 to 0.71 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies M. l. luteoviridis have an olive green crown, a short yellow supercilium, a short blackish line through the eye, a faint yellowish to whitish crescent below the eye, and olive green ear coverts with yellow flecks. Their nape and upperparts are olive green. Their throat and underparts are mostly yellow with an olive wash on the sides of the breast and flanks. Voice: The citrine warbler's song varies among the subspecies. That of M. l. luteoviridis in Venezuela is described as "typically short, fast, chattery trills followed by 2 or more distinct and emphatic notes at end, e.g. ch'ch'chu'u' chu-cheet! varied to te'e'e'eee te teet!.

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When to see the Citrine Warbler

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Citrine Warbler

Regular range

The map shades 5 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Citrine Warbler

The citrine warbler is a species of bird in the family Parulidae. The term citrine refers to its yellowish coloration. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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