Yellow-breasted Chat Photo Gallery
Adult
Large and bulky with a long tail and big head. Note yellow breast, white spectacles, and white mustache stripe.
© Kent Jensen | Macaulay LibrarySouth Dakota, May 25, 2017Adult
Large and bulky with a long tail and big head. Note yellow breast, white spectacles, and white mustache stripe.
© Brooke Miller | Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, June 16, 2014Adult
Small but bulky songbird with big chest, long tail, and heavy bill. Makes many kinds of calls, including a low, chattering scold and more musical. burbling notes.
© Timothy Barksdale | Macaulay LibraryTexas, May 01, 1998Not all videos have soundAdult
Large and bulky with a long tail and big head. Note yellow breast, white spectacles, and white mustache stripe. Eastern birds have a shorter mustache stripe.
© Ryan Schain | Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, November 12, 2010Adult
Often eats fruit outside of the breeding season.
© Scott Martin | Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, February 01, 2017Adult
Tends to skulk in low, dense vegetation, where it can be difficult to see.
© Timothy Barksdale | Macaulay LibraryJuly 18, 1997Not all videos have soundAdult
Individuals that breed west of the western Great Plains and West Texas have a longer white mustache stripe, slightly grayer upperparts, and slightly longer tails.
© Brooke Miller | Macaulay LibraryTexas, April 19, 2015Habitat
Found in thickets and scrubby areas. Often stays hidden in dense shrubs.
© Tony Lau | Macaulay LibraryMinnesota, June 06, 2017Adult
Small but bulky songbird with big chest, long tail, and heavy bill. Calls, including a low, chattering scold.
© Larry Arbanas | Macaulay LibraryTexasNot all videos have sound
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