Mourning Warbler
Geothlypis philadelphia
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParulidae (Parúlids)
- GenusGeothlypis (Yellowthroats and Allies)
- SpeciesGeothlypis philadelphia (Mourning Warbler)
The mourning warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia) is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. Mourning warblers are neotropical migrants native to eastern and central North America and wintering in Central and South America. They tend to be found in dense second growth forests. They are very similar to the MacGillivray's warbler in appearance, especially in females and immature birds, but their breeding range does not overlap into the west. The "mourning" in this bird's name refers to the male's hood, thought to resemble a mourning veil. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Mourning Warbler sighting in Darién National Park, based on 52 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Darién National Park
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Bay-breasted Warbler
Setophaga castanea
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Buff-rumped Warbler
Myiothlypis fulvicauda
Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Blackburnian Warbler
Setophaga fusca
Canada Warbler
Cardellina canadensis
Golden-winged Warbler
Vermivora chrysoptera
📅 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 Mourning Warbler in Darién National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Mourning Warbler sighting in Darién National Park, based on 52 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Mourning Warbler in Darién National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Mourning Warbler in Darién National Park in our monthly data.