Chestnut-sided Warbler

Setophaga pensylvanica

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyParulidae (New World Warblers)
GenusSetophaga (Setophaga Warblers)
SpeciesSetophaga pensylvanica (Chestnut-sided Warbler)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Los Haitises National Park

3 Verified sightings at Los Haitises National Park From 2019 to 2026

37,528 Verified sightings across all 65 parks From 2019 to 2026

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

About the Chestnut-sided Warbler

The chestnut-sided warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) is a New World warbler. They breed in eastern North America and in southern Canada westwards to the Canadian Prairies. They also breed in the Great Lakes region and in the eastern United States.

The chestnut-sided 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 pensylvanica. Linnaeus based his account on the "Red-throated fly-catcher" that had been described and illustrated in 1760 by the English naturalist George Edwards in his book Gleanings of Natural History. Edwards had received specimens from the American naturalist William Bartram that had been collected in Pennsylvania. The chestnut-sided warbler is now one of more than 30 species placed in the genus Setophaga that was introduced in 1827 by the English naturalist William Swainson. The genus name Setophaga combines the Ancient Greek σης/sēs, σητος/sētos meaning "moth" with -φαγος/-phagos meaning "-eating". The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.

Setophaga icterocephala is a junior synonym of S. pennsylvanicus, and is no longer used. The... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Los Haitises National Park

Setophaga ruticilla

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Setophaga tigrina

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Setophaga americana

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Setophaga petechia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Setophaga caerulescens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Setophaga palmarum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Setophaga coronata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Setophaga magnolia

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Setophaga discolor

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Setophaga dominica

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Parkesia motacilla

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Parkesia noveboracensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

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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	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~50%
2	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
3	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
4	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
5	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~40%
6	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
7	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~30%
8	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
9	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~30%
10	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
11	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
12	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
13	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~30%
14	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
15	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~20%
16	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
17	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
18	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
19	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
20	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
21	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
22	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
23	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
24	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
25	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
26	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
27	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
28	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
29	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~10%
30	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
31	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
32	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
33	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
34	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
35	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
36	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
37	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
38	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
39	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
40	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	<5%
41	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
42	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
43	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
44	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
45	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
46	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
47	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
48	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
49	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
50	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
51	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
52	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
53	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	<5%
54	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
55	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
56	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
57	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
58	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
59	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
60	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	Insufficient data
61	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
62	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
63	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	Insufficient data
64	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
65	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

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Chestnut-sided Warbler

About the Chestnut-sided Warbler

Recent sightings of Chestnut-sided Warbler in Los Haitises National Park

Closest Relatives at Los Haitises National Park

American Redstart

Cape May Warbler

Northern Parula

Yellow Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Palm Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Magnolia Warbler

Prairie Warbler

Yellow-throated Warbler

Louisiana Waterthrush

Northern Waterthrush

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found