Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParulidae (Parúlids)
- GenusSetophaga (Setophaga Warblers)
- SpeciesSetophaga pensylvanica (Chestnut-sided Warbler)
Closest Relatives at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
Hooded Warbler
Setophaga citrina
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Yellow-throated Warbler
Setophaga dominica
Pine Warbler
Setophaga pinus
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Setophaga caerulescens
Blackburnian Warbler
Setophaga fusca
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
Bay-breasted Warbler
Setophaga castanea
📅 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 Chestnut-sided Warbler in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Chestnut-sided Warbler sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, based on 471 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chestnut-sided Warbler in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut-sided Warbler in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in our monthly data.