Yellow-breasted Chat
Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens)
Habitat: Riparian Shrubland
Habitat Attribute: Moderate to high shrub cover
Population Objectives (Sites)
Target Densities in Suitable Habitat:
Klamath Mountains:
- Umpqua: >0.27 birds/ha (>0.11 birds/ac)
- Rogue: >0.66 birds/ha (>0.27 birds/ac)
Habitat Objectives (Sites)
Riparian Shrubland in the following conditions:
- canopy cover <20%
- shrub cover 30-80% with scattered herbaceous openings
- habitat areas >4 ha (10 ac) and >30 m (100 ft) in width
- maintain cowbird parasitism rates below 10%
Cited Plan