black-throated

Warbler species descriptor

Black-throated describes birds and other animals having dark coloring on the throat area.

The term appears in common names of numerous species: the black-throated sparrow, black-throated green warbler, black-throated diver.

Like most such compound descriptors in zoology, it identifies a distinguishing physical feature: We spotted a black-throated finch near the water.

birds

warbler

Small melodious bird

  • sparrowSmall brown urban bird
  • finchSmall seed-eating songbird
  • thrushSpotted woodland vocalist

diver · loon · mango · hummingbird · oriole · bunting · martin · swallow · flycatcher · shrike

ornithology

passerine

Perching bird order member

habitat · nesting · plumage · conservation · taxonomy · endemic · species · fieldwork · binoculars · ornithologist

plumage

gorget

Armor shielding the throat

feathers · melanin · pigmentation · contrast · pattern · stripe · band · iridescent · juvenile · adult

Opposites
throat coloration

black-throatedyellow-throated

Having golden neck coloring

Family

black, throat, blackness, blacks, blackish, blacked, blacking

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G