Black-and-white Warbler

Mniotilta varia

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyParulidae (New World Warblers)
GenusMniotilta
SpeciesMniotilta varia (Black-and-white Warbler)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Ostional Wildlife Refuge

1 Verified sightings at Ostional Wildlife Refuge From 2019 to 2026

43,534 Verified sightings across all 78 parks From 2019 to 2026

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

About the Black-and-white Warbler

The black-and-white warbler (Mniotilta varia) is a species of New World warbler, and the only member of its genus, Mniotilta. It breeds in northern and eastern North America and winters in Florida, Central America, and the West Indies down to Peru. It has been recorded as a vagrant in Northern Europe, especially Britain and Ireland. Relative to other New World warblers, it is not well studied.

The black-and-white 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 varia. The specific epithet is from Latin varius meaning "various", "diverse" or "variegated". Linnaeus based his entry of the "small black and white bird" that had been described by the Irish physician Hans Sloane in 1725 and "Le Figuier varié de S. Domingue" that had been described by the French ornithologist Louis Vieillot in 1760. Linnaeus specified the location as Jamaica and Dominica but this was restricted to Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic by the American Ornithologists' Union in 1910. The black-and-white warbler is now the only species placed in the genus Mniotilta that was introduced by... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Ostional Wildlife Refuge

Setophaga petechia

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Leiothlypis peregrina

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Protonotaria citrea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Parkesia noveboracensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Basileuterus rufifrons

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Setophaga ruticilla

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Geothlypis poliocephala

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Setophaga pensylvanica

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Setophaga castanea

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Setophaga magnolia

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Helmitheros vermivorum

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Pitangus sulphuratus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

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

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Black-and-white Warbler

About the Black-and-white Warbler

Recent sightings of Black-and-white Warbler in Ostional Wildlife Refuge

Closest Relatives at Ostional Wildlife Refuge

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found