Yellow-breasted Chat Photo Gallery
Large and bulky with a long tail and big head. Note yellow breast, white spectacles, and white mustache stripe.
© Kent Jensen / Macaulay LibrarySouth Dakota, May 25, 2017Large and bulky with a long tail and big head. Note yellow breast, white spectacles, and white mustache stripe.
© Brooke Miller / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, June 16, 2014Adult
Small but bulky songbird with big chest, long tail, and heavy bill. Makes many kinds of calls, including a low, chattering scold and more musical. burbling notes.
© Timothy Barksdale / Macaulay LibraryTexas, May 01, 1998Not all videos have soundLarge and bulky with a long tail and big head. Note yellow breast, white spectacles, and white mustache stripe. Eastern birds have a shorter mustache stripe.
© Ryan Schain / Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, November 12, 2010Rarely seen in sustained flight. Note rounded wings and light yellow lining to underwings.
© Samuel Paul Galick / Macaulay LibraryNew Jersey, September 11, 2011Adult
Tends to skulk in low, dense vegetation, where it can be difficult to see.
© Timothy Barksdale / Macaulay LibraryJuly 18, 1997Not all videos have soundOften eats fruit outside of the breeding season.
© Scott Martin / Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, February 01, 2017Found in thickets and scrubby areas. Often stays hidden in dense shrubs.
© Tony Lau / Macaulay LibraryMinnesota, June 06, 2017Adult
Small but bulky songbird with big chest, long tail, and heavy bill. Calls, including a low, chattering scold.
© Larry Arbanas / Macaulay LibraryTexasNot all videos have soundCompare with Similar Species
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