Common Yellowthroat Similar Species Comparison

Adult male

Female

Spends much of their time skulking low to the ground in dense thickets and fields where they can be difficult to see.

Adult male

Small songbird with a round belly and long tail. Males have a black mask and a yellow throat and undertail coverts.

Female

Females are brownish above with a yellow throat and breast. The brightness of yellow varies geographically.

Adult male

Immature male

The black mask on immature males is faint and patchy.

Immature female

Immature females are pale brownish overall with yellow only on the undertail coverts.

Adult male

Adult male (chapalensis)

Resident males around Lake Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico have a larger black mask that is bordered by yellow instead of white like Common Yellowthroats farther north.

Adult male

Small songbird with a round belly and long tail. Males have a black mask bordered by white and a yellow throat and undertail coverts.

Immature male

Female

Females are brownish above with a yellow throat and undertail coverts, the intensity of which varies geographically.

Adult male

Found in open areas with thick, low vegetation, ranging from marshes to grasslands to open pine forests.

Female

Spends much of their time skulking low to the ground in dense thickets and fields where they can be difficult to see.