Jump to content

Black-polled yellowthroat

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Tom.Reding (talk | contribs) at 02:29, 9 November 2016 (Fix Category:CS1 maint: Uses authors parameter: vauthors/veditors or enumerate multiple authors/editors/assessors; WP:GenFixes on, enum'd 1 author/editor WL, using AWB). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Black-polled yellowthroat
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
G. speciosa
Binomial name
Geothlypis speciosa
(PL Sclater, 1859)

The black-polled yellowthroat (Geothlypis speciosa) is a species of bird in the Parulidae family.

Distribution

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 an Endangered species, threatened by habitat loss.

Illustration by Keulemans, 1885

References