New World Warblers (Parulidae)

Altamira Yellowthroat (Geothlypis flavovelata) - HBW 15, p. 772

French: Paruline à couronne jaune German: Goldscheitel-Gelbkehlchen Spanish: Mascarita de Altamira
Other common names: Yellow-crowned Yellowthroat

Taxonomy: Geothlypis flavovelatus Ridgway, 1896, Alta Mira, near Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Presumed to be part of the superspecies which includes also G. trichas, G. beldingi and G. rostrata; the four have sometimes been regarded as conspecific. Monotypic.

Distribution: Coastal E Mexico in C & S Tamaulipas, extreme E San Luis Potosí