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Icteria virens
Yellow-breasted Chat
Jewel Cave National Monument
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Icteria virens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Passeriformes, Family Parulidae, Genus Icteria, Species Icteria virens


Seasonality Tags:
Resident


Threatened/Endangered Status:		SC
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		SD: S4B
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Amistad National Recreation Area	Anacostia Park
Antietam National Battlefield	Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Arches National Park	Assateague Island National Seashore
Aztec Ruins National Monument	Badlands National Park
Bandelier National Monument	Big Bend National Park
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Big Thicket National Preserve
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area	Biscayne National Park
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	Blue Ridge Parkway
Booker T. Washington National Monument	Bryce Canyon National Park
Buffalo National River	Cabrillo National Monument
Canaveral National Seashore	Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Canyonlands National Park	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Cape Lookout National Seashore
Capitol Reef National Park	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	Channel Islands National Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	City Of Rocks National Reserve
Colonial National Historical Park	Colorado National Monument
Congaree National Park	Coronado National Memorial
Cowpens National Battlefield	Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Curecanti National Recreation Area	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Devils Tower National Monument	Dinosaur National Monument
Dry Tortugas National Park	Effigy Mounds National Monument
El Malpais National Monument	Everglades National Park
Fire Island National Seashore	First State National Historical Park
Fort Bowie National Historic Site	Fort Caroline National Memorial
Fort Circle Parks	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Laramie National Historic Site	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fort Pulaski National Monument	Fort Sumter National Historical Park
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site	Fort Washington Park
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gateway National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Carver National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument	Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Golden Gate National Recreation Area	Grand Canyon National Park
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site	Great Basin National Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
Homestead National Historical Park	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Hot Springs National Park	Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
Indiana Dunes National Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument	Joshua Tree National Park
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site	Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area	Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Mesa Verde National Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Missouri National Recreational River
Mojave National Preserve	Montezuma Castle National Monument
Morristown National Historical Park	Natchez Trace Parkway
National Capital Parks	National Capital Parks-East
National Mall and Memorial Parks	Natural Bridges National Monument
Navajo National Monument	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Nez Perce National Historical Park	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Niobrara National Scenic River	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Padre Island National Seashore	Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
Parashant National Monument	Pea Ridge National Military Park
Pecos National Historical Park	Petersburg National Battlefield
Petrified Forest National Park	Pinnacles National Park
Pipe Spring National Monument	Pipestone National Monument
Piscataway Park	Point Reyes National Seashore
Prince William Forest Park	Redwood National Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Rocky Mountain National Park	Russell Cave National Monument
Saguaro National Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument	San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area	Scotts Bluff National Monument
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Stones River National Battlefield
Suitland Parkway	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial	Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Timpanogos Cave National Monument
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Tonto National Monument
Tumacacori National Historical Park	Tuzigoot National Monument
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Vicksburg National Military Park
Walnut Canyon National Monument	Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
White Sands National Park	Whitman Mission National Historic Site
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	Wind Cave National Park
Wupatki National Monument	Yellowstone National Park
Yosemite National Park	Yucca House National Monument
Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	9/12/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/25/2025 10:44:01 AM

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