Hooded Yellowthroat

About the Hooded Yellowthroat

The hooded yellowthroat (Geothlypis nelsoni) is a species of bird in the family Parulidae. It is endemic to the highlands of Mexico north of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. It is resident in dense semiarid to humid montane shrubland or chaparral.

Source: Wikipedia

Classification

Scientific name

Geothlypis nelsoni

Family

New World Warblers

Order

Passeriformes

Similar species

Other members of the new world warblers family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.

• Altamira Yellowthroat Geothlypis flavovelata
• American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
• Bachman's Warbler Vermivora bachmanii
• Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea
• Belding's Yellowthroat Geothlypis beldingi
• Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
• Black-polled Yellowthroat Geothlypis speciosa
• Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
• Black-throated Gray Warbler Setophaga nigrescens
• Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens
• Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca
• Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata