Hooded Warbler
Setophaga citrina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParulidae (Parúlids)
- GenusSetophaga (Setophaga Warblers)
- SpeciesSetophaga citrina (Hooded Warbler)
The hooded warbler (Setophaga citrina) is a New World warbler. It breeds in eastern North America across the eastern United States and into southernmost Canada (Ontario). It is migratory, wintering in Central America and the West Indies. Hooded warblers are very rare vagrants to western Europe. Recent genetic research has suggested that the type species of Wilsonia (hooded warbler W. citrina) and of Setophaga (American redstart S. ruticilla) are closely related and should be merged into the same genus. As the name Setophaga (published in 1827) takes priority over Wilsonia (published in 1838), hooded warbler would then be transferred as Setophaga citrina. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Hooded Warbler sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Big Bend National Park
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Audubon's Warbler
Setophaga auduboni
Townsend's Warbler
Setophaga townsendi
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
Golden-cheeked Warbler
Setophaga chrysoparia
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Hermit Warbler
Setophaga occidentalis
Cape May Warbler
Setophaga tigrina
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Hooded Warbler in Big Bend National Park?
About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Hooded Warbler sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Hooded Warbler in Big Bend National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Hooded Warbler in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.