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This is a medium-sized bird with an olive and yellow coloration throughout the plumage. The head and back of the bird are olive-green in color, while the stomach is vibrant yellow. This bird's bill is very short and dark brown. The adult male and female are very similar in looks while the adolescent is browner and a paler yellow color. This bird is known for being very territorial. Voice: The Mountain Yellow Warblers sounds are composed of a variety of medleys featuring pleasant whistles. Their sounds are short in duration, lasting only about 4-7 seconds long. The different medleys are frequently repeated in a series, separated by short gaps. Their call can be depicted by the short sounds of "cha-cha-cha".
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When to see the Mountain Yellow Warbler
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Mountain Yellow Warbler
The map shades 8 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Mountain Yellow Warbler
The Mountain yellow warbler is a medium sized bird with a mix of olive and yellow coloration. This bird is native to the eastern Afromontane. It normally feeds on flies but sometimes on remaining crops from harvests. An easy way to recognize this bird is with its whistle-tone vocalizations. The Mountain yellow warbler has a conservation status of Least Concern. This bird is a species of Acrocephalidae warbler; formerly, these were placed in the paraphyletic "Old World warblers".
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Easily confused with
Western Olivaceous WarblerIduna opacaThe western olivaceous warbler, also known as the isabelline warbler, is a "warbler", formerly placed in the Old World warblers when these were a paraphyletic wastebin taxon.
African Yellow WarblerIduna natalensisThe African yellow warbler is a medium-sized warbler in which the whole of the upperparts and tail are yellowish-brown, with a slightly browner crown and yellower rump.
Sykes's WarblerIduna ramaIt is a small warbler, especially compared to others in their genus.
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