Bird

Common Yellowthroat

Geothlypis trichas

A summer resident that nests in West Virginia. Found in all 55 counties, across 11 habitats.

Here: Summer
Nesting: Nests here
Range: All 55 counties
Habitats: 11

Male Common Yellowthroat, whole bird — **Male**. (c) Jules Reppert, some rights reserved (CC BY). CC BY. iNaturalist photo 670701698. iNaturalist large derivative; no local crop or retouch.

At a glance

Group: Birds
Here: Summer
Nesting: Nests here
Range: All 55 counties
Habitats: 11
Habitat models: Summer, Winter

Where it lives

The places its habitat model includes. It is not found everywhere a habitat occurs.

Habitats in West Virginia 11

Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

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Disturbed and introduced wetlands

Wet ground taken over by weedy or introduced plants after disturbance, such as common reed, Chinese tallow or tamarisk stands; the upland counterpart is roadsides, fields and disturbed ground.

SummerWinter

Dry forests and woodlands

Forests and open woodlands on dry ridges and slopes, often oak or pine.

SummerAllegheny-Cumberland Dry Oak Forest and Woodland - Hardwood

Floodplain and bottomland forests

Forests on low ground beside rivers and streams that flood from time to time.

SummerCentral Appalachian Floodplain - Forest Modifier; Central Appalachian Riparian - Forest Modifier; South-Central Interior Small Stream and Riparian; South-Central Interior Large Floodplain

Forest edges and thickets

Borders of forests, clearings and shrubby thickets.

SummerWinterDisturbed/Successional - Shrub Regeneration; Successional Shrub/Scrub (Other); Harvested Forest - Shrub Regeneration

Hemlock forests

Shady, evergreen forests of eastern or Carolina hemlock, often along rocky mountain streams and in gorges.

SummerWinterAppalachian Hemlock-Hardwood Forest

Moderately dry forests

Forests between dry and moist, often oak-hickory on slopes.

SummerSouthern and Central Appalachian Oak Forest

Moist forests

Forests on moist but not wet ground, such as rich slopes and ravines.

SummerSouthern and Central Appalachian Cove Forest; South-Central Interior Mesophytic Forest

Rich cove forests

Sheltered, moist mountain hollows and lower slopes with deep, fertile soil.

SummerSouthern and Central Appalachian Cove Forest

Roadsides, fields and disturbed ground

Ground opened by people: roadsides, old fields, pastures, fencerows and lots.

SummerWinterDeveloped, Open Space; Pasture/Hay; Disturbed/Successional - Grass/Forb Regeneration; Utility Swath - Herbaceous; Ruderal Upland - Old Field

Streams, rivers and their banks

Flowing water and its banks, bars and rocky shoals.

SummerSouth-Central Interior Small Stream and Riparian

Tree plantations and managed pine

Planted or intensively managed stands of pine or hardwoods grown for timber; a land use rather than a natural community.

SummerWinterDeciduous Plantation; Evergreen Plantation or Managed Pine; Managed Tree Plantation

Other habitats in its models (156)

Land cover, or classes with no habitat page in West Virginia.

Unconsolidated Shore (Lake/River/Pond) Summer and winter.
Unconsolidated Shore (Beach/Dune) Summer and winter.
Unconsolidated Shore Summer and winter.
Central and Southern Appalachian Northern Hardwood Forest Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Limestone Forest Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Plain Oak-Hickory Upland - Hardwood Modifier Winter.
Northeastern Interior Dry Oak Forest-Hardwood Modifier Summer.
Ozark-Ouachita Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Summer.
Southern Interior Low Plateau Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Dry Upland Hardwood Forest Winter.
Ouachita Montane Oak Forest Summer and winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Bluff Forest Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Loess Bluff Forest Winter.
Southern Coastal Plain Dry Upland Hardwood Forest Winter.
South Florida Hardwood Hammock Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Dry and Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Winter.
Southwest Florida Coastal Strand and Maritime Hammock Winter.
Southeast Florida Coastal Strand and Maritime Hammock Winter.
Central and South Texas Coastal Fringe Forest and Woodland Summer and winter.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Chenier and Upper Texas Coastal Fringe Forest and Woodland Winter.
East-Central Texas Plains Riparian Forest Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Maritime Forest Winter.
Mississippi Delta Maritime Forest Winter.
Western Great Plains Wooded Draw and Ravine Summer.
Southern Piedmont Mesic Forest Summer and winter.
Southern Crowley's Ridge Mesic Loess Slope Forest Summer and winter.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Mesic Hardwood Forest Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Mesic Hardwood Forest Winter.
Ozark-Ouachita Mesic Hardwood Forest Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Mesic Slope Forest Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Central Maritime Forest Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Maritime Forest Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest - Hardwood Modifier Winter.
Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Hardwood Modifier Summer and winter.
Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Loblolly Pine Modifier Summer and winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Dry Upland Hardwood Forest - Offsite Pine Modifier Winter.
Allegheny-Cumberland Dry Oak Forest and Woodland - Pine Modifier Summer.
Southern Ridge and Valley Dry Calcareous Forest - Pine modifier Summer.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Upland Longleaf Pine Forest and Woodland Winter.
Ozark-Ouachita Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest and Woodland Summer.
Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest Summer and winter.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Pine-Hardwood Forest Winter.
Southern Ridge and Valley Dry Calcareous Forest Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Mesic Hardwood and Mixed Forest Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland - Offsite Hardwood Modifier Winter.
Florida Longleaf Pine Sandhill - Scrub/Shrub Understory Modifier Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Fall-Line Sandhills Longleaf Pine Woodland - Loblolly Modifier Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Fall-line Sandhills Longleaf Pine Woodland - Scrub/Shrub Understory Modifier Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland - Loblolly Modifier Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland - Scrub/Shrub Modifier Winter.
Ozark-Ouachita Shortleaf Pine-Bluestem Woodland Summer.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Fall-line Sandhills Longleaf Pine Woodland - Offsite Hardwood Modifier Winter.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Nepheline Syenite Glade Winter.
Central Mixedgrass Prairie Summer.
Arkansas Valley Prairie and Woodland Summer.
Central Tallgrass Prairie Summer.
Southern Blackland Tallgrass Prairie Summer.
Southeastern Great Plains Tallgrass Prairie Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Jackson Prairie and Woodland Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Dune and Maritime Grassland Winter.
Southwest Florida Dune and Coastal Grassland Winter.
Texas-Louisiana Coastal Prairie Summer and winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Dune and Coastal Grassland Winter.
Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain Dune and Swale Winter.
Recently Logged Areas Summer and winter.
Harvested Forest - Grass/Forb Regeneration Summer and winter.
Recently Burned Summer and winter.
Recently Burned Forest Summer and winter.
Recently Burned Grassland Summer and winter.
Recently Burned Shrubland Summer and winter.
Introduced Upland Vegetation - Shrub Summer and winter.
Introduced Upland Vegetation - Forbland Summer and winter.
Introduced Upland Vegetation - Annual Grassland Summer and winter.
Introduced Upland Vegetation - Perennial Grassland Summer and winter.
Introduced Upland Vegetation - Perennial Grassland and Forbland Summer and winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Central Salt and Brackish Tidal Marsh Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Indian River Lagoon Tidal Marsh Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Embayed Region Tidal Salt and Brackish Marsh Winter.
Mississippi Sound Salt and Brackish Tidal Marsh Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Northern Tidal Salt Marsh Winter.
Florida Big Bend Salt-Brackish Tidal Marsh Winter.
Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Taxodium Modifier Winter.
Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Bay/Gum Modifier Winter.
Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Pine Modifier Winter.
Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Nupea Modifier Winter.
Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Clethra Modifier Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Clay-Based Carolina Bay Herbaceous Wetland Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Peatland Pocosin Winter.
Southern Coastal Plain Seepage Swamp and Baygall Winter.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Seepage Swamp and Baygall Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Tidal Wooded Swamp Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Streamhead Seepage Swamp - Pocosin - and Baygall Winter.
Gulf and Atlantic Coastal Plain Swamp Systems Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Large Natural Lakeshore Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Tidal Wooded Swamp Winter.
South Florida Everglades Sawgrass Marsh Winter.
Gulf and Atlantic Coastal Plain Tidal Marsh Systems Winter.
Central Interior and Appalachian Shrub-Herbaceous Wetland Systems Summer.
Floridian Highlands Freshwater Marsh Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Embayed Region Tidal Freshwater Marsh Winter.
Central Florida Herbaceous Seep Winter.
Florida Big Bend Fresh-Oligohaline Tidal Marsh Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Northern Fresh and Oligohaline Tidal Marsh Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Northern Tidal Wooded Swamp Winter.
South Florida Mangrove Swamp Winter.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Large River Swamp Winter.
South Florida Bayhead Swamp Winter.
Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp Winter.
Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain Basin Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest Winter.
Southern Coastal Plain Herbaceous Seepage Bog Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Central Fresh-Oligohaline Tidal Marsh Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Nonriverine Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest - Taxodium/Nyssa Modifier Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Nonriverine Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest - Oak Dominated Modifier Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Clay-Based Carolina Bay Forested Wetland Winter.
South Florida Dwarf Cypress Savanna Winter.
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Interdunal Wetland Winter.
Southern and Central Appalachian Bog and Fen Summer.
South Florida Wet Marl Prairie Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Savanna and Wet Prairie Winter.
Eastern Great Plains Wet Meadow, Prairie, and Marsh Summer.
Lower Mississippi River Bottomland Depressions - Forest Modifier Summer and winter.
Central Florida Herbaceous Pondshore Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Depression Pondshore Winter.
Southern Piedmont/Ridge and Valley Upland Depression Swamp Summer and winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Depression Pondshore Winter.
South Florida Freshwater Slough and Gator Hole Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Blackwater Stream Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Large River Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Winter.
Southern Piedmont Large Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier Summer and winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Large River Floodplain Forest - Herbaceous Modifier Winter.
South-Central Interior Large Floodplain - Herbaceous Modifier Summer.
Western Great Plains Floodplain Systems Summer.
Eastern Great Plains Floodplain Systems Summer.
Mississippi River Riparian Forest Summer and winter.
Mississippi River Low Floodplain (Bottomland) Forest Summer and winter.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Large River Floodplain Forest Winter.
Southern Piedmont Small Floodplain and Riparian Forest Summer and winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Brownwater River Floodplain Forest Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Blackwater River Floodplain Forest Winter.
Red River Large Floodplain Forest Summer and winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Brownwater Stream Floodplain Forest Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Small Stream and River Floodplain Forest Winter.
Southern Coastal Plain Blackwater River Floodplain Forest Winter.
Texas-Louisiana Coastal Prairie Slough Summer and winter.
Ozark-Ouachita Riparian Summer.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Jackson Plain Dry Flatwoods - Open Understory Modifier Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Pine Flatwoods - Offsite Hardwood Modifier Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Pine Flatwoods - Open Understory Modifier Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Pine Flatwoods - Scrub/Shrub Understory Modifier Winter.
South Florida Pine Flatwoods Winter.
Central Atlantic Coastal Plain Wet Longleaf Pine Savanna and Flatwoods Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Wet Pine Savanna and Flatwoods Winter.
Central Florida Pine Flatwoods Winter.
East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Loblolly-Hardwood Flatwoods Winter.
West Gulf Coastal Plain Pine-Hardwood Flatwoods Winter.
Lower Mississippi River Flatwoods Summer and winter.