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The southern yellowthroat is 13 to 14.3 cm (5.1 to 5.6 in) long and weighs 11 to 17 g (0.39 to 0.60 oz). The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males have a wide black mask from their forehead and forecrown around the eye and including the ear coverts. They have a pale slate-gray crown. Their nape, upperparts, and tail are yellowish green to olive green. The upper surface of their flight feathers is yellowish green to olive green with dark brown inner webs; the lower surface is brown. Their throat and underparts are bright yellow with a very light olive wash on the flanks. Voice: The southern yellowthroat's song has been described as high and sweet, starting with two slow introductory notes followed by two short, lilting, notes, and "ending in a distinct flourish". It is written as "swee swee feedeweet-feedeweet-wu-wutweet or variations thereof".
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When to see the Southern Yellowthroat
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 Southern Yellowthroat
The map shades 6 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Chile.
About the Southern Yellowthroat
The southern yellowthroat is a species of bird in the family Parulidae, the New World warblers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.
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Easily confused with
Grey-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis poliocephalaThe grey-crowned yellowthroat is about 14 cm (5.5 in) long and weighs about 13 to 16 g (0.46 to 0.56 oz).
Olive-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis semiflavaThe olive-crowned yellowthroat is 11.1 to 13.5 cm (4.4 to 5.3 in) long and weighs 15.5 to 17.5 g (0.55 to 0.62 oz).
Hooded YellowthroatGeothlypis nelsoniThe hooded yellowthroat is about 13 cm (5.1 in) long and weighs about 10 to 12 g (0.35 to 0.42 oz).
Side by side: MacGillivray's Warbler vs Southern Yellowthroat · Mourning Warbler vs Southern Yellowthroat · Kentucky Warbler vs Southern Yellowthroat · Grey-crowned Yellowthroat vs Southern Yellowthroat · Olive-crowned Yellowthroat vs Southern Yellowthroat
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