Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParulidae (Parúlids)
- GenusGeothlypis (Yellowthroats and Allies)
- SpeciesGeothlypis trichas (Common Yellowthroat)
Closest Relatives at Rocky Mountain National Park
MacGillivray's Warbler
Geothlypis tolmiei
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
Audubon's Warbler
Setophaga auduboni
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata
Canada Warbler
Cardellina canadensis
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Townsend's Warbler
Setophaga townsendi
Golden-winged Warbler
Vermivora chrysoptera
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
📅 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 Common Yellowthroat in Rocky Mountain National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Common Yellowthroat sighting in Rocky Mountain National Park, based on 142 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Yellowthroat in Rocky Mountain National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Common Yellowthroat in Rocky Mountain National Park in our monthly data.