Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParulidae (Parúlids)
- GenusIcteria (Yellow-breasted Chats)
- SpeciesIcteria virens (Yellow-breasted Chat)
Closest Relatives at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Magnolia Warbler
Setophaga magnolia
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Hooded Warbler
Setophaga citrina
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Kentucky Warbler
Geothlypis formosa
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
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 Yellow-breasted Chat in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Yellow-breasted Chat sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 93 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Yellow-breasted Chat in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?
October has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-breasted Chat in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.