What does the Common Yellowthroat eat?
Geothlypis trichas
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Diet overview
Insectivore, primarily consuming small insects and spiders.
How it forages
Forages actively in dense low vegetation, gleaning insects and spiders from leaves and stems. It often hops and creeps through thickets, occasionally making short aerial sallies to catch flying insects. It typically stays close to the ground.
When it feeds
Diurnal.
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