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Yellow-breasted Chat

Icteria virensOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Wood Warblers (Parulidae)

Breeding Location:

Bushes, shrubs, and thickets, Marshes, freshwater, Swamps, Scrub vegetation areas



Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Solitary nester



Breeding Population:



Egg Color:

White with rust or violet flecks at large end



Number of Eggs:

3 - 6



Incubation Days:

11 - 12



Egg Incubator:

Female



Nest Material:

Dried stems, leaves, grasses, and bark pieces, lined with soft grasses, stems, and leaves.



Migration:

Migratory



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Overview

Yellow-breasted Chat: The largest North American warbler. Has olive-green to olive-gray upperparts, brilliant yellow throat, breast. Belly and undertail are white. Eyes have white spectacles and dark eye patches. Bill is heavy and dark. Wings and tail are olive-green. Bill, legs, and feet are black.

Range and Habitat

Yellow-breasted Chat: Breeds from British Columbia, Ontario, and (rarely) Massachusetts south to California, the Gulf Coast, and Florida. Spends winters in the tropics. Preferred habitats include dense thickets and brush, often with thorns, streamside tangles, and dry brushy hillsides.

Breeding and Nesting

Yellow-breasted Chat: Three to six white eggs with rust or violet flecks at large end, are laid in a bulky nest made of bark, grass, and leaves, lined with finer grass, and concealed in a dense bush. Incubation ranges from 11 to 12 days and is carried out by the female.

Foraging and Feeding

Yellow-breasted Chat: Diet consists primarily of insects, including bees, wasps, ants, grasshoppers, and beetles; also eat berries and wild grapes; forages in trees and shrubs.

Readily Eats

Sugar Water, Fruit, Nut Pieces

Vocalization

Yellow-breasted Chat: Emits an unusual series of widely spaced croaks, whistles, and short repeated phrases, unlike the typical warbler's song. Often sings at night; may perform a musical display flight, flopping awkwardly up and down with legs dangling.

Similar Species

Yellow-breasted Chat: None in range.

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Family Wood Warbler (Parulidae)_blue
Species Icteria virens
Length7.25 Inches
Wingspan9.5 Inches

Yellow-breasted Chat

Yellow-breasted Chat: The largest North American warbler. Has olive-green to olive-gray upperparts, brilliant yellow throat, breast. Belly and undertail are white. Eyes have white spectacles and dark eye patches. Bill is heavy and dark. Wings and tail are olive-green. Bill, legs, and feet are black.

● Song: "caw", "cheow", "hair"

● Foraging & Feeding: Yellow-breasted Chat: Diet consists primarily of insects, including bees, wasps, ants, grasshoppers, and beetles; also eat berries and wild grapes; forages in trees and shrubs.

● Breeding & nesting: Yellow-breasted Chat: Three to six white eggs with rust or violet flecks at large end, are laid in a bulky nest made of bark, grass, and leaves, lined with finer grass, and concealed in a dense bush. Incubation ranges from 11 to 12 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Yellow-breasted Chat: None in range.

Flight Pattern

Weak fluttering flights of short duration.
Yellow-breasted Chat Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Yellow-breasted Chat: Breeds from British Columbia, Ontario, and (rarely) Massachusetts south to California, the Gulf Coast, and Florida. Spends winters in the tropics. Preferred habitats include dense thickets and brush, often with thorns, streamside tangles, and dry brushy hillsides.
BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester
Population
MigrationMigratory
Weight0.9 Ounces