Golden-winged Warbler

Vermivora chrysoptera

Silhouette: Andy Wilson · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyParulidae (New World Warblers)
GenusVermivora (Blue-winged and Golden-winged Warblers)
SpeciesVermivora chrysoptera (Golden-winged Warbler)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Big Bend National Park

4 Verified sightings at Big Bend National Park From 2019 to 2026

8,248 Verified sightings across all 47 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Golden-winged Warbler

The golden-winged warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) is a small migratory insectivorous bird in the New World warbler family Parulidae. It breeds in southeastern and south-central Canada and in the Appalachian Mountains in the northeastern to north-central United States. The majority (~70%) of the global population breeds in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Manitoba. Golden-winged warbler populations are slowly expanding northwards but are generally declining across its range. This is most likely as a result of habitat loss and competition/interbreeding with the very closely related blue-winged warbler, Vermivora cyanoptera, albeit the latter point has been debated. Populations are now restricted to two regions: the Great Lakes and the Appalachian Mountains.

The golden-winged warbler was formally described in 1766 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the twelfth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Motacilla chrysoptera. The specific epithet is from Ancient Greek χρυσοπτερος/khrusopteros meaning "golden-winged", from χρυσος/khrusos meaning "gold" and -πτερος/-pteros meaning "-winged". Linnaeus based his entry on "The golden-winged fly-catcher" that had... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Big Bend National Park

Vermivora cyanoptera

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Setophaga coronata

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Cardellina pusilla

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Setophaga auduboni

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Icteria virens

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Geothlypis trichas

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Leiothlypis crissalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Setophaga townsendi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Leiothlypis celata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Leiothlypis ruficapilla

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Setophaga petechia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Myioborus pictus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
2	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
3	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
4	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
5	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
6	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
7	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
8	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
9	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
10	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
11	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
12	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
13	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
14	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~10%
15	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
16	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~10%
17	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~10%
18	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
19	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
20	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
21	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
22	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
23	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
24	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
25	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
26	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
27	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
28	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
29	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
30	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
31	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
32	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
33	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
34	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
35	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
36	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
37	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
38	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
39	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
40	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
41	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
42	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
43	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
44	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
45	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	Insufficient data
46	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
47	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

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Golden-winged Warbler

About the Golden-winged Warbler

Recent sightings of Golden-winged Warbler in Big Bend National Park

Closest Relatives at Big Bend National Park

Blue-winged Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Wilson's Warbler

Audubon's Warbler

Yellow-breasted Chat

Common Yellowthroat

Colima Warbler

Townsend's Warbler

Orange-crowned Warbler

Nashville Warbler

Yellow Warbler

Painted Redstart

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found