His magnificent, brilliant orange neck is what makes him stand out from the others.
The flame-throated warbler (Oreothlypis gutturalis) measures around 12 cm in length and weighs 10 grams.
This bird’s top parts are gray, with black on the back, lores, and lower ear coverts.
The underparts, chin, throat, and breast are virtually vermilion in hue.
This colorful patch is surrounded by a black band and stands out against the rest of the bird’s milder gray to white underparts.
This bird’s beak is blank, its eyes are dark brown, and its legs and feet range from pink to gray.
Males and females are nearly identical, however, the female is duller, and the male’s black mask is more broad.
Thus, Juvenile birds are browner on top and double on the bottom.
They also have a thin black stripe and wing bars that are similar in hue.
This bird is a resident breeder found only in Costa Rica and Western Panama.
Flame-throated warblers like to reside high in the canopy, at forest margins, and in clearings with trees from 2100 meters to the timberline.
Moreover, this bird enjoys eating insects like caterpillars, spiders, and centipedes.
With its finely pointed beak, it picks insects from the vegetation.
This species’ nesting habits are unknown.
However, up to two white eggs are placed in a cup-shaped nest in a protected location utilizing epiphytes and/or moss.
Between March and May, this nest is made in a tree or on a low bank.
