Cape May Warbler

Setophaga tigrina

Silhouette: Dylan GE Gomes · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyParulidae (New World Warblers)
GenusSetophaga (Setophaga Warblers)
SpeciesSetophaga tigrina (Cape May Warbler)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Cahuita National Park

1 Verified sightings at Cahuita National Park From 2019 to 2026

11,537 Verified sightings across all 39 parks From 2019 to 2026

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

About the Cape May Warbler

The Cape May warbler (Setophaga tigrina) is a species of New World warbler. It breeds in northern North America. Its breeding range spans all but the westernmost parts of southern Canada, the Great Lakes region, and New England. It is migratory, wintering in the West Indies. This species is a very rare vagrant to western Europe, with two records in Britain as of October 2013. The English name refers to Cape May, New Jersey, where George Ord collected the specimen that was later described by Alexander Wilson.

The Cape May warbler was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae. He placed it in the genus Motacilla and coined the binomial name Motacilla tigrina. The specific epithet is from Latin tigrinus meaning "tigrine" or "barred or striped like a tiger". Gmelin based his account on "The yellow spotted fly-catcher" that had been described by the English naturalist George Edwards in 1758, and "Le figuier brun de Canada" that had been described by French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760. The Cape May warbler is now one of more than 30 species placed in the genus... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Cahuita National Park

Setophaga pensylvanica

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Setophaga petechia

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Setophaga castanea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Setophaga fusca

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Setophaga ruticilla

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Setophaga cerulea

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Setophaga magnolia

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Setophaga coronata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Setophaga citrina

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Parkesia noveboracensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Protonotaria citrea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Leiothlypis peregrina

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	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	~40%
2	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~40%
3	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	~30%
4	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~30%
5	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	~20%
6	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	~20%
7	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
8	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~10%
9	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
10	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
11	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~10%
12	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
13	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
14	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
15	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
16	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
17	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
18	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
19	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
20	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
21	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
22	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
23	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
24	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
25	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
26	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
27	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
28	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
29	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
30	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
31	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
32	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
33	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
34	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
35	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	Insufficient data
36	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
37	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
38	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
39	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

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Cape May Warbler

About the Cape May Warbler

Recent sightings of Cape May Warbler in Cahuita National Park

Closest Relatives at Cahuita National Park

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Yellow Warbler

Bay-breasted Warbler

Blackburnian Warbler

American Redstart

Cerulean Warbler

Magnolia Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Hooded Warbler

Northern Waterthrush

Prothonotary Warbler

Tennessee Warbler

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found