Northern Yellow Warbler

Setophaga aestiva

Silhouette: Dylan GE Gomes · PhyloPic

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyParulidae (New World Warblers)
GenusSetophaga (Setophaga Warblers)
SpeciesSetophaga aestiva (Northern Yellow Warbler)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Cape Breton Highlands National Park

4 Verified sightings at Cape Breton Highlands National Park From 2019 to 2026

1,338 Verified sightings across all 46 parks From 2019 to 2026

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

About the Northern Yellow Warbler

The American yellow warbler (Setophaga aestiva), also known as the northern yellow warbler, is a New World warbler. It is a widespread migratory species in the diverse genus Setophaga, that breeds in most parts of North America. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the non-migratory mangrove warbler (Setophaga petechia).

The American yellow 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 mainly based his account on a hand-coloured engraving of the "Figuier de Canada" by François-Nicolas Martinet. Gmelin placed the warbler in the genus Motacilla and coined the binomial name Motacilla aestiva. In 1957 the type locality was restricted to Quebec in Canada. The specific epithet aestiva is from Latin aestivus meaning "summery", from aestas, aestatis meaning "summer". The American yellow warbler is now one of the 35 species in the genus Setophaga. The genus name Setophaga combines the Ancient Greek σης/sēs, σητος/sētos meaning "moth" with -φαγος/-phagos meaning "-eating".

The American yellow warbler was formerly considered to be conspecific with... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Cape Breton Highlands National Park

Setophaga coronata

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Setophaga ruticilla

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Setophaga magnolia

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Setophaga petechia

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Setophaga fusca

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Setophaga americana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Setophaga virens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Setophaga castanea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Setophaga tigrina

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Setophaga palmarum

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Setophaga striata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Setophaga caerulescens

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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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	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~60%
2	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~40%
3	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	~30%
4	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
5	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~30%
6	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
7	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
8	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
9	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
10	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
11	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
12	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
13	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
14	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
15	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
16	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
17	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
18	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
19	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
20	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
21	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
22	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
23	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
24	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
25	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
26	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
27	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
28	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
29	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
30	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
31	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
32	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
33	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
34	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
35	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
36	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
37	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
38	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
39	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
40	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
41	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
42	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
43	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
44	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
45	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
46	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data

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Northern Yellow Warbler

About the Northern Yellow Warbler

Recent sightings of Northern Yellow Warbler in Cape Breton Highlands National Park

Closest Relatives at Cape Breton Highlands National Park

Yellow-rumped Warbler

American Redstart

Magnolia Warbler

Yellow Warbler

Blackburnian Warbler

Northern Parula

Black-throated Green Warbler

Bay-breasted Warbler

Cape May Warbler

Palm Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found