Yellow-breasted Chat - Icteria virens

Length 7.5 in (19.1 cm)
Wingspan 9.8 in (24.8 cm)
Weight 0.7-1.2 oz (20.2-33.8 g)
Clutch Size 3-5
Chicks at birth Altricial
IUCN Conservation Status Least Concern
Continents:NA
     

The Yellow-breasted Chat is placed with New-world Warblers but it may not actually belong there. They are found throughout the United States, Mexico and Central America. Both sexes look similar.

Yellow-breasted Chats forage in dense vegetation for insects and berries.

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