Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyParulidae (New World Warblers)
- GenusLeiothlypis (Leiothlypis Warblers)
- SpeciesLeiothlypis celata (Orange-crowned Warbler)
About the Orange-crowned Warbler
The orange-crowned warbler (Leiothlypis celata) is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. The orange-crowned warbler was formally described in 1822 by the American zoologist Thomas Say under the binomial name Sylvia celatus from a specimen collected on an expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains led by Stephen Harriman Long. The specific epithet celatus is Latin and means "secret" or "hidden". The type locality is Omaha, Nebraska. The orange-crowned warbler is now placed in the genus Leiothlypis that was introduced by the Dutch ornithologist George Sangster in 2008. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek λειος/leios meaning "plain" and θλυπις/thlupis, an unknown small bird mentioned by Aristotle.
Four subspecies are recognised: L. c. celata (Say, 1822) – breeds in central Alaska to south Canada, winters in Guatemala L. c. lutescens (Ridgway, 1872) – breeds in west Canada and west USA, winters in Guatemala L. c. orestera (Oberholser, 1905) – breeds in west central Canada and west central USA, winters in Mexico
L. c. sordida (Townsend, CH, 1890) – resident in south California (southwest USA) and northwest Mexico The orange... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Cabo Pulmo National Park
Lucy's Warbler
Leiothlypis luciae
Nashville Warbler
Leiothlypis ruficapilla
MacGillivray's Warbler
Geothlypis tolmiei
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Audubon's Warbler
Setophaga auduboni
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
Townsend's Warbler
Setophaga townsendi
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 Orange-crowned Warbler in Cabo Pulmo National Park?
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Orange-crowned Warbler sighting in Cabo Pulmo National Park, based on 53 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Orange-crowned Warbler in Cabo Pulmo National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Orange-crowned Warbler in Cabo Pulmo National Park in our monthly data.