Yellow Warbler
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Yellow Warbler

Setophaga petechia

Silhouette: Dylan GE Gomes · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
at Galápagos Islands
12,921 Verified sightings at Galápagos Islands From 2019 to 2026
79,611 Verified sightings across all 91 parks From 2019 to 2026
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Yellow Warbler

The mangrove warbler or mangrove yellow warbler (Setophaga petechia) is a New World warbler species. It a small bright yellow bird that is found in mangroves on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the tropical Americas. It is also present in the Caribbean and on the Galápagos Islands. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the migratory American yellow warbler (Setophaga aestiva).

The mangrove warbler was formally described in 1766 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the twelfth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Motacilla petechia. The specific epithet petechia is from the Italian word petecchia "a small red spot on the skin". Linnaeus based his account on the "yellow-red pole" that had been described and illustrated in 1758 by the English naturalist George Edwards in his book Gleanings of Natural History. Edwards had obtained a specimen from the midwife Sidney Kennon. Edwards was unsure of the provenance of the specimen but in 1935 the Austrian ornithologist Carl Eduard Hellmayr designated the island of Barbados. The mangrove warbler is now placed in the genus Setophaga that was introduced by the English naturalist William Swainson... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Galápagos Islands

Small Ground-Finch
LC Endemic

Small Ground-Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geospiza fuliginosa

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Galápagos Mockingbird
LC Endemic

Galápagos Mockingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mimus parvulus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Medium Ground-Finch
LC Endemic

Medium Ground-Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geospiza fortis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Galápagos Flycatcher
LC Endemic

Galápagos Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiarchus magnirostris

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Small Tree-Finch
Endemic

Small Tree-Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camarhynchus parvulus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Common Cactus-Finch
LC Endemic

Common Cactus-Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geospiza scandens

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Large Ground-Finch
LC Endemic

Large Ground-Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geospiza magnirostris

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Grey Warbler-Finch
LC Endemic

Grey Warbler-Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Certhidea fusca

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Woodpecker Finch
Endemic

Woodpecker Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camarhynchus pallidus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Green Warbler-Finch
VU Endemic

Green Warbler-Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Certhidea olivacea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
San Cristobal Mockingbird
NT Endemic

San Cristobal Mockingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mimus melanotis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Vegetarian Finch
LC Endemic

Vegetarian Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Platyspiza crassirostris

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 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~80%
2 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~70%
3 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~70%
4 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~60%
5 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~60%
6 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~60%
7 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~60%
8 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
~50%
9 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~50%
10 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
11 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~40%
12 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~40%
13 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~40%
14 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
15 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
16 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
17 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
~30%
18 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
19 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
20 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
21 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
~30%
22 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~30%
23 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
24 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~30%
25 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~30%
26 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~30%
27 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
28 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
29 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
30 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
~20%
31 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
32 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
33 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
34 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
35 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
36 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
37 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
38 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
39 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~20%
40 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~20%
41 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
42 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
43 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
44 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~20%
45 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
46 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
47 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
48 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
49 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
50 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%
51 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
52 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
53 Cabo Pulmo National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
54 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
~10%
55 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
56 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
57 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
58 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
~10%
59 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
60 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
61 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
62 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
63 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
64 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
65 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
66 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
67 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
68 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
69 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
70 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
71 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
72 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
73 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
74 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
75 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
76 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
77 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
78 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
79 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
80 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
81 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
82 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
83 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
84 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
85 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
86 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
87 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
88 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
89 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica
Insufficient data
90 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
91 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow Warbler in Galápagos Islands?

About 80% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Warbler sighting in Galápagos Islands, based on 12,921 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow Warbler in Galápagos Islands?

July has the highest sighting rate for Yellow Warbler in Galápagos Islands in our monthly data.

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