Beautiful Birds of Belize Blog – Post #13

By Jim Gain

4/18/2023

• Scientific Name: Setophaga virens
• Name in Spanish (Mexico): Chipe Dorso Verde
• ABA 4-Letter Bird Code: BTNW*
• Family: Parulidae – New World Warblers
• Order: Passeriformes – Perching Birds

About this Bird

The Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) is a small, colorful passerine bird that is commonly found in the winter in the forests of Belize. Males have a striking black throat and olive-green upperparts, while females have a yellow-green head and back, and a yellow throat. They are a migratory bird species that breed in the northeastern United States and eastern Canada and winter in Central America and the Caribbean.

In Belize, the Black-throated Green Warbler can be found in the country’s forests, particularly in the foothills of the Maya Mountains. They are often found in the understory and mid-story of the forest, flitting about in search of insects, spiders, and other small invertebrates.

>> Next Post on Friday, 4/21/2023 – Ocellated Turkey

Below are the most recent Beautiful Birds of Belize Blog Posts

• White Ibis
• Limpkin
• Anhinga
• Scaly-breasted Hummingbird
• Gray-breasted Martin