The Common Yellowthroat is widespread in wetlands, ponds, and marshy meadows across Arizona. The male’s black mask and bright yellow throat make it unmistakable. Females are olive above and yellow below. Yellowthroats skulk in dense cattails, often heard before they’re seen, giving their “witchity-witchity” call. They breed in lowland wetlands throughout the state and migrate south in fall, though some remain year-round in warmer areas.
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