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Birdsong field guide

Belding's Yellowthroat

Geothlypis beldingi

A large, non-migratory wood-warbler endemic to the freshwater marshes of the Baja California Peninsula.

What it sounds like

A loud, rich, three-parted whistled song often transcribed as 'wich-i-ty, wich-i-ty, wich-i-ty, chew'.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Isain Contreras Rodríguez · MexicoCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

It is uniquely restricted to small, isolated freshwater wetlands in the southern half of Baja California, Mexico.
Adult males are distinguished by a black facial mask bordered with a bright yellow band, rather than the white band seen in Common Yellowthroats.
The species is currently classified as Endangered due to the drainage and fragmentation of its extremely limited marshland habitat.
It is a sedentary, year-round resident and does not participate in the long-distance migrations typical of most North American warblers.
Two distinct subspecies exist: the nominate 'Cape' form in the south and the 'Goldman’s' form further north.

Habitat

Coastal and interior freshwater marshes dominated by cattails and bulrushes.

Range

Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Altamira YellowthroatGeothlypis flavovelata Bahama YellowthroatGeothlypis rostrata Black-lored YellowthroatGeothlypis auricularis Black-polled YellowthroatGeothlypis speciosa Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas Gray-crowned YellowthroatGeothlypis poliocephala Hooded YellowthroatGeothlypis nelsoni Kentucky WarblerGeothlypis formosa

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