Yellow-throated Warbler

Setophaga dominica

Silhouette: Dylan GE Gomes · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyParulidae (New World Warblers)
GenusSetophaga (Setophaga Warblers)
SpeciesSetophaga dominica (Yellow-throated Warbler)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Piedras Blancas National Park

1 Verified sightings at Piedras Blancas National Park From 2019 to 2026

6,531 Verified sightings across all 40 parks From 2019 to 2026

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

About the Yellow-throated Warbler

The yellow-throated warbler (Setophaga dominica) is a small migratory songbird species in the New World warbler family (Parulidae) found in temperate North America. The yellow-throated 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 dominica. Linnaeus based his account on "Le Figuier cendré de S. Dominigue" that had been described and illustrated in 1760 by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in his multivolume Ornithology. 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 yellow-throated warbler is now one of over 30 species placed in the genus Setophaga that was introduced by the English naturalist William Swainson in 1827. The genus name Setophaga combines the Ancient Greek σης/sēs, σητος/sētos meaning "moth" with -φαγος/-phagos meaning "-eating".

Three subspecies are currently accepted: S. d. albilora (Ridgway, 1873) – breeds in central east USA, west of the Appalachian Mountains S. d. dominica (Linnaeus, 1766) – breeds in... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Piedras Blancas National Park

Setophaga pensylvanica

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Setophaga petechia

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Setophaga aestiva

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Setophaga ruticilla

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Setophaga castanea

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Setophaga fusca

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Setophaga coronata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Setophaga magnolia

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Setophaga palmarum

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Setophaga virens

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Myiothlypis fulvicauda

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Leiothlypis peregrina

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	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~40%
2	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~40%
3	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	~40%
4	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
5	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
6	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
7	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
8	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
9	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~10%
10	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~10%
11	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
12	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
13	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
14	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
15	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	<5%
16	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	<5%
17	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
18	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
19	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
20	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	<5%
21	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
22	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
23	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
24	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
25	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
26	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
27	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
28	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
29	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
30	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
31	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
32	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
33	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
34	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	Insufficient data
35	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
36	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
37	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
38	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
39	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
40	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

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Yellow-throated Warbler

About the Yellow-throated Warbler

Recent sightings of Yellow-throated Warbler in Piedras Blancas National Park

Closest Relatives at Piedras Blancas National Park

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found