Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyParulidae (New World Warblers)
- GenusSetophaga (Setophaga Warblers)
- SpeciesSetophaga petechia (Yellow Warbler)
About the Yellow Warbler
The mangrove warbler or mangrove yellow warbler (Setophaga petechia) is a New World warbler species. It a small bright yellow bird that is found in mangroves on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the tropical Americas. It is also present in the Caribbean and on the Galápagos Islands. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the migratory American yellow warbler (Setophaga aestiva).
The mangrove warbler was formally described in 1766 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the twelfth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Motacilla petechia. The specific epithet petechia is from the Italian word petecchia "a small red spot on the skin". Linnaeus based his account on the "yellow-red pole" that had been described and illustrated in 1758 by the English naturalist George Edwards in his book Gleanings of Natural History. Edwards had obtained a specimen from the midwife Sidney Kennon. Edwards was unsure of the provenance of the specimen but in 1935 the Austrian ornithologist Carl Eduard Hellmayr designated the island of Barbados. The mangrove warbler is now placed in the genus Setophaga that was introduced by the English naturalist William Swainson... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at San Lorenzo Protected Forest
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Bay-breasted Warbler
Setophaga castanea
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Blackpoll Warbler
Setophaga striata
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina
Rufous-capped Warbler
Basileuterus rufifrons
Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea
Mourning Warbler
Geothlypis philadelphia
Canada Warbler
Cardellina canadensis
Kentucky Warbler
Geothlypis formosa
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow Warbler in San Lorenzo Protected Forest?
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Warbler sighting in San Lorenzo Protected Forest, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow Warbler in San Lorenzo Protected Forest?
November has the highest sighting rate for Yellow Warbler in San Lorenzo Protected Forest in our monthly data.