This warbler calls home dense brushy vegetation usually with water. It is endemic to a small length of Mexico’s Atlantic Slope from central Tamaulipas to East San Luis Potosi and Northern Veracruz. This Yellowthroat’s identity is defined by a broad yellow crown, no black mask, and all-yellow under parts for the female with the male having a bright yellow face and under parts. Little is known about the Altamira Yellowthroat but it is likely similar to other Yellowthroats with a cup nest in low vegetation and feed on insects.

The species is on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species with declining in numbers of this localized bird due to loss of favored habitat. The Altamira Yellowthroat is so rare Google does not have a photo.