Tropical Parula

Setophaga pitiayumi

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 pitiayumi (Tropical Parula)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

3 Verified sightings at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve From 2019 to 2026

21,214 Verified sightings across all 55 parks From 2019 to 2026

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

About the Tropical Parula

The tropical parula (Setophaga pitiayumi) is a species of passerine bird in the family Parulidae, the New World warblers. It is found in the U. S. state of Texas, Mexico, and every Central American country. Its range continues in every mainland South American country (though in Chile only as a vagrant), on Trinidad, and as a vagrant on the Falkland Islands.

The tropical parula was formally described in 1817 as Sylvia pitiayumi. It was sequentially placed in genera Parula and Dendroica. Beginning in 2011 taxonomic systems merged both of those genera into its present genus Setophaga. In the twentieth century some authors proposed that the tropical parula and the northern parula (Setophaga americana) should be lumped as a single species. They do form a superspecies. The tropical parula has also borne the English names Sennett's warbler, olive-backed warbler, Pitiaymi warbler, and tropical parula warbler.

The tropical parula's further taxonomy is unsettled. The IOC, AviList, the Clements taxonomy, and the American Ornithological Society assign it these nine subspecies: However, since 2016 BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World has treated... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

Setophaga striata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Setophaga petechia

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Setophaga fusca

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Myiothlypis fulvicauda

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Parkesia noveboracensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Geothlypis philadelphia

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cardellina canadensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cacicus cela

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Psarocolius angustifrons

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Tachycineta albiventer

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Pitangus sulphuratus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Tyrannus melancholicus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

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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	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~70%
2	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~40%
3	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~40%
4	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~40%
5	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~40%
6	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~30%
7	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~30%
8	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	~30%
9	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~30%
10	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~30%
11	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
12	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
13	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~30%
14	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~30%
15	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~20%
16	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
17	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
18	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~20%
19	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
20	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
21	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~20%
22	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
23	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
24	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
25	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
26	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
27	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
28	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
29	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
30	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
31	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
32	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
33	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
34	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
35	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
36	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
37	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
38	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
39	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
40	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
41	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	<5%
42	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
43	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
44	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
45	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
46	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
47	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
48	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
49	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
50	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
51	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
52	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
53	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	Insufficient data
54	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
55	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data

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Tropical Parula

About the Tropical Parula

Recent sightings of Tropical Parula in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

Blackpoll Warbler

Yellow Warbler

Blackburnian Warbler

Buff-rumped Warbler

Northern Waterthrush

Mourning Warbler

Canada Warbler

Yellow-rumped Cacique

Russet-backed Oropendola

White-winged Swallow

Great Kiskadee

Tropical Kingbird

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found