Yellow-breasted Chat

Icteria virens

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About the Yellow-breasted Chat

A large, bright yellow songbird with a bold white spectacle around the eyes, often hiding in dense thickets and shrubs.

Fun Facts

  • The Yellow-breasted Chat is the largest songbird in the warbler family group.
  • Its song is a wild mix of whistles, clucks, chatters, and strange sounds.
  • Chats often stay hidden in thick vegetation even while singing loudly.
  • Males sometimes perform fluttering display flights during courtship.