Photo: Félix Uribe from Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Olive-crowned Yellowthroat
Geothlypis semiflava
Olive-crowned Yellowthroat (Geothlypis semiflava) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Olive-crowned Yellowthroat (Geothlypis semiflava) is a member of the Parulidae family found in Central America & Caribbean and South America. Adults weigh 17.2 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Parulidae New World Warblers
- Genus Geothlypis
- Species semiflava
Quick facts
- Weight
- 17.2 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Parulidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Olive-crowned Yellowthroat is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Olive-crowned Yellowthroat is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Olive-crowned Yellowthroat (Geothlypis semiflava) is a species of bird in the Parulidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Central America & Caribbean and South America. Its distribution covers MA, SA Honduras to Ecuador.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 17.2 g, with a wing length of about 5.8 cm and a tail of around 4.7 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 116,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Olive-crowned Yellowthroat?
The Olive-crowned Yellowthroat is a small bird that weighs around 17.2 g.
Where does the Olive-crowned Yellowthroat live?
The Olive-crowned Yellowthroat is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America with a range covering MA, SA Honduras to Ecuador, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Olive-crowned Yellowthroat belong to?
The Olive-crowned Yellowthroat (Geothlypis semiflava) belongs to the Parulidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Olive-crowned Yellowthroat eat?
The Olive-crowned Yellowthroat is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Olive-crowned Yellowthroat migrate?
The Olive-crowned Yellowthroat is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Olive-crowned Yellowthroat endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Olive-crowned Yellowthroat make?
1 real field recording of the Olive-crowned Yellowthroat — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Olive-crowned Yellowthroat's range?
The Olive-crowned Yellowthroat has a mapped global range of about 116,000 km².
Conservation
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