yellow-throated

Citrine at gullet

Yellow-throated describes birds or other animals having yellow coloring on the throat.

The term appears most often in species names: the yellow-throated warbler, yellow-throated vireo, yellow-throated marten.

It functions as a distinguishing feature separating one species from similar relatives.

coloration

lemon

Acidic yellow citrus

amber · mustard · ochre · sulfur · butter · bright · pale · vivid · brilliant · vibrant

bird

warbler

Small melodious bird

  • vireoSmall olive-colored songbird
  • chatInformal verbal exchange
  • martinSmall insect-eating swallow

marten · tanager · sparrow · oriole · finch · flycatcher · kingbird · thrush · wagtail · pipit

identification

diagnostic

Test to identify problems

identifier · birding · spotting · sighting · species · subspecies · taxonomy · nomenclature · ornithology · birdwatching

habitat

woodland

Forested land area

scrubland · wetland · mangrove · riparian · tropical · neotropical · migratory · endemic · range · nesting

plumage

gorget

Armor shielding the throat

feathering · breast · underparts · chin · malar · stripe · band · pattern · crest · mantle

Opposites
throat coloration

yellow-throatedblack-throated

Having dark neck coloring

ruby-throated

presence of throat marking

yellow-throatedunmarked

Having no visible identification

unadorned

Family

yellow, throat, throated, yellows, yellowed, yellowing, yellowish, yellowness, throats

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