Kentucky Warbler

Geothlypis formosa

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyParulidae (New World Warblers)
GenusGeothlypis (Yellowthroats and Allies)
SpeciesGeothlypis formosa (Kentucky Warbler)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Saguaro National Park

10 Verified sightings at Saguaro National Park From 2019 to 2026

5,724 Verified sightings across all 48 parks From 2019 to 2026

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

About the Kentucky Warbler

The Kentucky warbler (Geothlypis formosa) is a small species of New World warbler. It is a sluggish and heavy warbler with a short tail, preferring to spend most of its time on or near the ground, except when singing. Adult Kentucky warblers are mostly an olive-green in color on their back and nape, and a brilliant yellow below from their throat to their belly. They have a small tinge of black on their crown, and a large black mask with a yellow pattern that runs from the beak and encircles the eyes, resembling a pair of spectacles. Female Kentucky warblers have slightly less black on the sides of their head, and immature birds may have almost no black at all.

Measurements: Length: 5.1 in (13 cm) Weight: 0.5–0.5 oz (13–14 g) Wingspan: 7.9–8.7 in (20–22 cm) The Kentucky warbler is a scarce bird with a large range, frequenting moist deciduous forests. It is migratory, spending summer in the central and eastern United States, often ranging as far north as Wisconsin to Pennsylvania. Come fall and winter the Kentucky warbler will migrate back to the Yucatán Peninsula and the many islands of the Caribbean, flying non-stop across the Gulf of Mexico. In 2007... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Saguaro National Park

Geothlypis trichas

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Geothlypis tolmiei

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Setophaga coronata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Leiothlypis luciae

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Setophaga petechia

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Setophaga aestiva

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Leiothlypis celata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cardellina pusilla

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Setophaga auduboni

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Setophaga nigrescens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cardellina canadensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Setophaga americana

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	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~40%
2	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~30%
3	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
4	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~30%
5	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~20%
6	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
7	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
8	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
9	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
10	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
11	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
12	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
13	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
14	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
15	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
16	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
17	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
18	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
19	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
20	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
21	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
22	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
23	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
24	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
25	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
26	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
27	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
28	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
29	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
30	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
31	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
32	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
33	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
34	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
35	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
36	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
37	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
38	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
39	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
40	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
41	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
42	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
43	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	Insufficient data
44	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
45	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
46	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
47	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
48	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

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Kentucky Warbler

About the Kentucky Warbler

Closest Relatives at Saguaro National Park

Common Yellowthroat

MacGillivray's Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Lucy's Warbler

Yellow Warbler

Northern Yellow Warbler

Orange-crowned Warbler

Wilson's Warbler

Audubon's Warbler

Black-throated Gray Warbler

Canada Warbler

Northern Parula

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found