Black-throated Green Warbler

Setophaga virens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

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

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Saguaro National Park

3 Verified sightings at Saguaro National Park From 2019 to 2026

31,113 Verified sightings across all 59 parks From 2019 to 2026

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

About the Black-throated Green Warbler

The black-throated green warbler (Setophaga virens) is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. It has an olive-green crown, a yellow face with olive markings, a thin pointed bill, white wing bars, an olive-green back and pale underparts with black streaks on the flanks. Adult males have a black throat and upper breast; females and immature males have a pale throat and black markings on their breast.

Measurements: Length: 4.3–4.7 in (11–12 cm) Weight: 0.3–0.4 oz (8.5–11.3 g) Wingspan: 6.7–7.9 in (17–20 cm) The breeding habitat of the black-throated green warbler is coniferous and mixed forests in eastern North America and western Canada and cypress swamps on the southern Atlantic coast, with preference for dense stands of conifers. These birds' nests are open cups, which are usually situated close to the trunk of a tree.

These birds migrate to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies and southern Florida. One destination is to the Petenes mangroves of the Yucatán. Some birds straggle as far as South America, with the southernmost couple of records coming from Ecuador.

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Closest Relatives at Saguaro National Park

Setophaga coronata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Setophaga petechia

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Setophaga aestiva

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Setophaga auduboni

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Setophaga nigrescens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Setophaga americana

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Setophaga pensylvanica

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Setophaga townsendi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Setophaga dominica

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Setophaga occidentalis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC Endemic

Setophaga pinus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Setophaga caerulescens

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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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

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~50%
2	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~40%
3	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~40%
4	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	~40%
5	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~40%
6	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~30%
7	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
8	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
9	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
10	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~30%
11	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
12	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~30%
13	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
14	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
15	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
16	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
17	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
18	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
19	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
20	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
21	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
22	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
23	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
24	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~20%
25	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~10%
26	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~10%
27	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
28	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
29	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
30	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	~10%
31	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~10%
32	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
33	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
34	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
35	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
36	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
37	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	<5%
38	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
39	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
40	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
41	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
42	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
43	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
44	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
45	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
46	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
47	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
48	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
49	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
50	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
51	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
52	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
53	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
54	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
55	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
56	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
57	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
58	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
59	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

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Black-throated Green Warbler

About the Black-throated Green Warbler

Closest Relatives at Saguaro National Park

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Yellow Warbler

Northern Yellow Warbler

Audubon's Warbler

Black-throated Gray Warbler

Northern Parula

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Townsend's Warbler

Yellow-throated Warbler

Hermit Warbler

Pine Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found