Black-polled yellowthroat
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Parulidae |
| Genus: | Geothlypis |
| Species: | G. speciosa
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| Geothlypis speciosa PL Sclater, 1859
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The black-polled yellowthroat (Geothlypis speciosa) is a species of bird in the family Parulidae.
Distribution
[edit]It is endemic to central Mexico and the southwestern Mexican Plateau, in Guanajuato, Michoacán, and México State.
Its natural habitats are freshwater lakes and freshwater marshes.
- Conservation
It is classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN, threatened by habitat loss.
Description
[edit]The black-polled yellowthroat is 12.5-14 cm (4.9-5.5 inches) long and weighs 10–11.8 grams (0.35-0.42 ounces). The male is olive above and yellow below, with a black mask. The female is duller.
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Geothlypis speciosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22721851A180051003. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22721851A180051003.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Geothlypis
- Endemic birds of Mexico
- Birds of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
- Endangered biota of Mexico
- Endangered fauna of North America
- Natural history of Guanajuato
- Natural history of Michoacán
- Natural history of the State of Mexico
- Natural history of the Mexican Plateau
- Birds described in 1859
- Taxa named by Philip Sclater
- Parulidae stubs