Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the throat more or less yellow: specific in many phrase-names of animals: as, the yellow-throated finch, warbler, etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having a yellow-colored throat.
- adjective Describing one of a variety of animals, typically yellow-colored.
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Examples
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Mystery bird: yellow-throated longclaw, Macronyx croceus
Mystery bird: African mourning dove, Streptopelia decipiens 2010
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Over 230 bird species have been recorded, 143 typical of primary forest, including white-breasted guineafowl Agelastes meleagrides (E), Nimba flycatcher Melaenornis annamarulae (I), western wattled cuckoo-shrike Campephaga lobata (V), and yellow-throated olive greenbul Criniger olivaceus (V).
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In the absence of a top carnivore, smaller mesopredators--medium-sized predators--such as yellow-throated martens and Siberian weasels are freed from subsequent competition and even predation, Chiang says.
Archive 2009-05-01 Michael Turton 2009
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In the absence of a top carnivore, smaller mesopredators--medium-sized predators--such as yellow-throated martens and Siberian weasels are freed from subsequent competition and even predation, Chiang says.
Cloud Leopards to Rise Again? Michael Turton 2009
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He notes that sightings of yellow-throated martens are increasing dramatically, even as high up as the weather station atop Jade Mountain, Taiwan's highest peak.
Cloud Leopards to Rise Again? Michael Turton 2009
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He notes that sightings of yellow-throated martens are increasing dramatically, even as high up as the weather station atop Jade Mountain, Taiwan's highest peak.
Archive 2009-05-01 Michael Turton 2009
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The Javan subspecies of the yellow-throated marten (Martes flavigula robinsoni) and leopard on Java (Pantera pardus melas) are also considered endangered.
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Several other species restricted to Tasmania and Bass Strait Islands also occur here, including the green rosella (Platycercus caledonicus), brown scrubwren (Sericornis humilis), and yellow-throated honeyeater (Lichenostomus flavicollis).
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The Javan subspecies of the yellow-throated marten (Martes flavigula robinsoni) and leopard on Java (Pantera pardus melas) are also considered endangered.
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Additional mammal species of conservation significance are the endangered Javan yellow-throated marten (Martes flavigula robinsoni) and banteng (Bos javanicus).
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