#not-warblers

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Wrenthrush (Guillermo Saborío Vega)

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Genus: Granatellus

Red-breasted Chat (type species) by John Cahill

The three species of this genus look remarkably similar and can be hard to tell apart by pictures alone, though the Grey-throated Chat is less dark than its two sister species. Thankfully their range is the help here, with Rose-breasted Chat being a South American bird and Red-breasted Chat being a Mexican bird. Grey-throated spans some of the gap between the two.

Their genus is referring to the color 'garnet', which is easy to understand given the brilliant red all three share along their throat and/or breast. Their new family, Cardinalidae, is often known for brilliantly colored birds- reds, blues, and yellows. Some more common North American redheads include Northern Cardinal, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, and Scarlet Tanager.

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Not-Warbler Showdown; Bracket 10.2, Poll 2

Rose-breasted vs Wrenthrush

Rose-breasted Chat

Wrenthrush

Voting ended onJun 14, 2024

Rose-breasted Chat (Granatellus pelzelni)

IUCN Rating: Least Concern

Range: resident; central Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana, as well as much of central Brazil

Habitat: tropical rainforests and their edges, but also tolerates drier deciduous forest; typically by rivers or lagoons at their interior

Subspecies: 2

Wrenthrush (Zeledonia coronata)

IUCN Rating: Least Concern

Range: resident; Costa Rica to western Panama, purely in the highlands

Habitat: montane evergreen and elfin forests, especially near streams; a big fan of wet, fog-covered regions.

Subspecies: none

Image Sources: RBCH (Dubi Shapiro); wrenthrush (Leonardo Valverde)

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Not-Warbler Showdown; Bracket 10.2, Poll 1

Red-breasted vs Gray-throated

Red-breasted Chat

Gray-throated Chat

Voting ended onJun 14, 2024

Red-breasted Chat (Granatellus venustus)

IUCN Rating: Least Concern

Range: resident; found along the western edge of Mexico

Habitat: arid to semi-arid thorn forest and scrubby woodland, as well as open second-growth with a dense understory

Subspecies: 2

Gray-throated Chat (Granatellus sallaei)

IUCN Rating: Least Concern

Range: resident; southern Mexico, especially the Yucatan, as well as Belize and Guatemala

Habitat: lowland forests and their edges in dry and semi-humid areas

Subspecies: 2

Image Sources: Red-breasted Chat (Ana Paula Oxom); GTCH (Luke Seitz)

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Red-breasted Chat (Luke Seitz)

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Olive Warbler (Danny Tipton)

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Gray-throated Chat (Isaias Morataya)

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Wrenthrush (Nick Athanas)