Townsend's Warbler
Setophaga townsendi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParulidae (Parúlids)
- GenusSetophaga (Setophaga Warblers)
- SpeciesSetophaga townsendi (Townsend's Warbler)
Closest Relatives at Big Bend National Park
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Audubon's Warbler
Setophaga auduboni
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
Yellow-throated Warbler
Setophaga dominica
📅 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 Townsend's Warbler in Big Bend National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Townsend's Warbler sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 545 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Townsend's Warbler in Big Bend National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Townsend's Warbler in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.