Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParulidae (Parúlids)
- GenusIcteria (Yellow-breasted Chats)
- SpeciesIcteria virens (Yellow-breasted Chat)
Closest Relatives at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
Magnolia Warbler
Setophaga magnolia
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
Gray-crowned Yellowthroat
Geothlypis poliocephala
Yellow-throated Warbler
Setophaga dominica
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-breasted Chat in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Yellow-breasted Chat sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Yellow-breasted Chat in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?
February has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-breasted Chat in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.