Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyParulidae (New World Warblers)
- GenusLeiothlypis (Leiothlypis Warblers)
- SpeciesLeiothlypis peregrina (Tennessee Warbler)
About the Tennessee Warbler
The Tennessee warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) is a New World warbler that breeds in eastern North America and winters in southern Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. The specific name peregrina is from Latin peregrinus "wanderer".
The Tennessee warbler is 11.5 cm (4.5 in) long, has a 19.69 cm (7.75 in) wingspan, and weighs roughly 10 g (0.35 oz). The breeding male has olive back, shoulders, rump and vent. The flight feathers are brownish-black. It has a slate gray neck, crown and eyeline. The underside is a gray-white. The female is similar to the male, but is much duller and is tinged with yellow and olive overall, especially on the underside. The Tennessee warbler has long wings, short tail and a thin, pointy bill. Juveniles and first-year birds are quite similar to the female. In winter and fall, adult male resembles juvenile and spring adult female but shows more yellow below: the grey neck and crown turn into an olive green while the underside takes a yellow hue. On the face the yellow supraocular line stands out. Both sexes have white undertail coverts all year long.
Tennessee warblers resemble female black-throated blue warblers. The... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Saguaro National Park
Lucy's Warbler
Leiothlypis luciae
Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata
Nashville Warbler
Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
Audubon's Warbler
Setophaga auduboni
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
Canada Warbler
Cardellina canadensis
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 Tennessee Warbler in Saguaro National Park?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Tennessee Warbler sighting in Saguaro National Park, based on 392 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Tennessee Warbler in Saguaro National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Tennessee Warbler in Saguaro National Park in our monthly data.