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Common Yellowthroat
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Marshes, wet scrub.
Diet: Insects.
Best time to spot: "Witchity-witchity"; masked male.
When to look
Check local eBird bar charts for timing in your state; range and season vary a lot across the US.
How rare is it?
The Common Yellowthroat sits in our Common tier for the US: one of the birds you can expect on most days out in the right habitat. It belongs to the new world warblers family.
Recent US sightings
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Similar birds
- Gray-crowned YellowthroatEpic · Woodland canopy
- Kentucky WarblerUncommon · Woodland canopy
- MacGillivray's WarblerUncommon · Woodland canopy
- Mourning WarblerUncommon · Woodland canopy
- American Black DuckCommon · Lakes
- American CootCommon · Lakes
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