Kinzua Critters

Songbirds

Yellow-breasted Chat

(Icteria virens)

Yellow-breasted Chat

Species Description

**Description:** A large, secretive warbler with a brilliant yellow breast, olive-green back, and bold white "spectacles."
**Size & Weight:** 6.7–7.5 inches long. Weighs roughly 0.8–1.0 oz.
**Behavior:** Famous for a loud, chaotic song consisting of whistles, chuckles, and barks. They are very difficult to see in their dense habitat.
**Identification:** Much larger than other warblers with a heavy, slightly curved bill. Recently moved into its own unique family.
**Habitat:** Impenetrable thickets of blackberry and alder, especially near Buzzard Swamp.