Golden-crowned Warbler

Basileuterus culicivorus

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyParulidae (New World Warblers)
GenusBasileuterus
SpeciesBasileuterus culicivorus (Golden-crowned Warbler)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Poás Volcano National Park

4 Verified sightings at Poás Volcano National Park From 2019 to 2026

19,470 Verified sightings across all 46 parks From 2019 to 2026

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

About the Golden-crowned Warbler

The golden-crowned warbler (Basileuterus culicivorus) is a small insectivorous bird in the New World warbler family Parulidae. It has a large geographic range that extends from northeastern Mexico south to northern Argentina. The white-bellied warbler was formerly treated as a separate species but is now considered to be conspecific with the golden-crowned warbler.

The golden-crowned warbler was formally described in 1830 under the binomial name Sylvia culicivora by the German accountant Wilhelm Deppe in a price list of specimens that had been collected in Mexico by Wilhelm's brother Ferdinand Deppe. The specific epithet combines the Latin culex, culicis meaning "midge" and -vorus meaning "eating". The golden-crowned warbler is now one of 12 species placed in the genus Basileuterus that was introduced in 1848 by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis. The genus name is from Ancient Greek βασιλευτερος/basileuteros meaning "more kingly".

Fourteen subspecies are recognised: Basileuterus culicivorus flavescens Ridgway, 1902 – central west Mexico Basileuterus culicivorus brasierii (Giraud Jr, 1841) – northeast, central east Mexico Basileuterus culicivorus culicivorus (Deppe... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Poás Volcano National Park

Basileuterus melanogenys

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Basileuterus melanotis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Basileuterus rufifrons

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cardellina pusilla

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Myioborus torquatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Oreothlypis gutturalis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Setophaga virens

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Myioborus miniatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Zeledonia coronata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Leiothlypis peregrina

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Setophaga townsendi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Setophaga fusca

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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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	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~70%
2	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~50%
3	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~50%
4	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~40%
5	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~40%
6	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~40%
7	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
8	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
9	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
10	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
11	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~20%
12	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
13	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
14	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
15	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
16	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
17	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
18	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
19	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
20	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
21	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~10%
22	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
23	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
24	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~10%
25	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
26	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
27	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
28	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
29	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
30	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
31	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
32	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
33	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
34	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
35	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
36	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
37	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
38	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
39	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
40	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
41	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
42	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
43	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
44	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
45	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
46	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data

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Golden-crowned Warbler

About the Golden-crowned Warbler

Recent sightings of Golden-crowned Warbler in Poás Volcano National Park

Closest Relatives at Poás Volcano National Park

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Rufous-capped Warbler

Wilson's Warbler

Collared Redstart

Flame-throated Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Slate-throated Redstart

Wrenthrush

Tennessee Warbler

Townsend's Warbler

Blackburnian Warbler

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found