General
Gray-crowned Yellowthroat: Large, Neotropical warbler rarly seen in the U.S.; once a resident in lower Rio Grande in Texas. Upperparts are olive-brown to olive-gray, with grayer head, distinctive black mark between bill and eye, and broken white eye-ring. Upper mandible is black and lower mandible is pink. Underparts are yellow with gray wash on sides. Female is duller and has a browner head and less distinct, gray mark between eye and bill. Juvenile is paler olive-gray.
Range and Habitat
Gray-crowned Yellowthroat: Mexico and Central America, strays occasionally to southern Texas. Perfers tall dense grasses with shrubs and low trees.
Breeding and Nesting
Gray-crowned Yellowthroat: Two to four white to creamy white eggs with red brown flecks are laid in a cup nest of thick grass lined with fine grasses and hair set atop a small grassy hillock. Female incubates for 10 to 12 days.
Foraging and Feeding
Gray-crowned Yellowthroat: Eats seeds, berries and insects. Forages mostly at ground level.
Vocalization
Gray-crowned Yellowthroat: Low pitched, sharp trilling.
Similar Species
Gray-crowned Yellowthroat: Common Yelowthroat has large black mask area. Behaves more like a wren and voice differs.