Hooded Warbler
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Hooded Warbler

Setophaga citrina

Silhouette: Dylan GE Gomes · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Carara National Park
9 Verified sightings at Carara National Park From 2019 to 2026
8,302 Verified sightings across all 46 parks From 2019 to 2026
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the 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. This change has been accepted by the North American Classification Committee of the American Ornithologists' Union, and the IOC World Bird List. The South American Classification Committee continues to list the bird in the genus Wilsonia.

The French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon described the hooded warbler in 1779 in his Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux from a specimen collected in Louisiana. The bird was also illustrated in a hand-coloured plate engraved by François-Nicolas Martinet in the Planches Enluminées... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Carara National Park

Chestnut-sided Warbler
LC

Chestnut-sided Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga pensylvanica

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Yellow Warbler
LC

Yellow Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga petechia

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Tropical Parula
LC

Tropical Parula

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga pitiayumi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Northern Yellow Warbler

Northern Yellow Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga aestiva

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
American Redstart
LC

American Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga ruticilla

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Bay-breasted Warbler

Bay-breasted Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga castanea

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Magnolia Warbler
LC

Magnolia Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga magnolia

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Blackburnian Warbler
LC

Blackburnian Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga fusca

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Buff-rumped Warbler

Buff-rumped Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiothlypis fulvicauda

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Northern Waterthrush
LC

Northern Waterthrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Parkesia noveboracensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Tennessee Warbler
LC

Tennessee Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leiothlypis peregrina

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Black-and-white Warbler
LC

Black-and-white Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mniotilta varia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~40%
2 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~40%
3 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
4 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
5 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
6 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
~30%
7 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~30%
8 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
9 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
10 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
11 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
12 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
13 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
14 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
15 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
16 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
17 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
18 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
<5%
19 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
20 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica
<5%
21 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
22 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
23 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
24 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
25 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
26 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
27 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
28 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
29 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
30 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
31 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
32 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
33 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
34 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
35 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
36 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
37 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
38 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
39 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
40 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
41 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
42 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
Insufficient data
43 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
44 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
45 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
46 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Hooded Warbler in Carara National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Hooded Warbler sighting in Carara National Park, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Hooded Warbler in Carara National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Hooded Warbler in Carara National Park in our monthly data.

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