Yellow-breasted Chat

Icteria virens

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyParulidae (New World Warblers)
GenusIcteria (Yellow-breasted Chats)
SpeciesIcteria virens (Yellow-breasted Chat)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve

1 Verified sightings at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve From 2019 to 2026

2,400 Verified sightings across all 36 parks From 2019 to 2026

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

About the Yellow-breasted Chat

The yellow-breasted chat (Icteria virens) is a large songbird in its own family, Icteriidae, that is found in North and Central America. It was once placed in the New World warbler family Parulidae and is occasionally placed in the similarly named New World blackbird family, Icteridae.

The yellow-breasted chat was formally described in 1758 by Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae. He placed it with the thrushes in the genus Turdus, coined the binomial name Turdus virens, and specified the type locality as "America". The specific epithet is Latin meaning 'green'. The locality has been restricted to South Carolina. Linnaeus based his account on the "yellow brested chat" that had been described and illustrated by the English naturalist Mark Catesby in his book The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands. It is now the only species placed in the genus Icteria that was introduced in 1808 by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot. It is also the only species placed in the family Icteriidae that was introduced (as Icterieae) in 1858 by the American naturalist Spencer Baird.

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Closest Relatives at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve

Myioborus miniatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Basileuterus culicivorus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Cardellina pusilla

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Mniotilta varia

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Leiothlypis peregrina

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Basileuterus melanotis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Basileuterus rufifrons

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Setophaga virens

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Vermivora chrysoptera

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Geothlypis poliocephala

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Myioborus torquatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Setophaga pensylvanica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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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	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
2	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~10%
3	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~10%
4	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
5	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
6	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	<5%
7	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
8	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
9	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
10	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
11	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
12	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
13	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
14	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
15	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
16	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
17	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
18	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
19	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
20	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
21	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
22	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
23	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
24	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
25	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
26	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
27	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
28	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
29	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
30	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
31	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
32	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
33	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
34	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
35	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
36	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

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Yellow-breasted Chat

About the Yellow-breasted Chat

Recent sightings of Yellow-breasted Chat in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve

Closest Relatives at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve

Slate-throated Redstart

Golden-crowned Warbler

Wilson's Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

Tennessee Warbler

Costa Rican Warbler

Rufous-capped Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Golden-winged Warbler

Gray-crowned Yellowthroat

Collared Redstart

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found