Black-polled yellowthroat
| Black-polled yellowthroat | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Parulidae |
| Genus: | Geothlypis |
| 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
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Geothlypis speciosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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