Hooded Warbler
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Hooded Warbler

Setophaga citrina

Silhouette: Dylan GE Gomes · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
8 Verified sightings at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks From 2019 to 2026
8,302 Verified sightings across all 46 parks From 2019 to 2026
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Hooded Warbler

The hooded warbler (Setophaga citrina) is a New World warbler. It breeds in eastern North America across the eastern United States and into southernmost Canada (Ontario). It is migratory, wintering in Central America and the West Indies. Hooded warblers are very rare vagrants to western Europe.

Recent genetic research has suggested that the type species of Wilsonia (hooded warbler W. citrina) and of Setophaga (American redstart S. ruticilla) are closely related and should be merged into the same genus. As the name Setophaga (published in 1827) takes priority over Wilsonia (published in 1838), hooded warbler would then be transferred as Setophaga citrina. This change has been accepted by the North American Classification Committee of the American Ornithologists' Union, and the IOC World Bird List. The South American Classification Committee continues to list the bird in the genus Wilsonia.

The French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon described the hooded warbler in 1779 in his Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux from a specimen collected in Louisiana. The bird was also illustrated in a hand-coloured plate engraved by François-Nicolas Martinet in the Planches Enluminées... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

Yellow-rumped Warbler
LC

Yellow-rumped Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga coronata

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Audubon's Warbler

Audubon's Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga auduboni

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Yellow Warbler
LC

Yellow Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga petechia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Hermit Warbler
LC

Hermit Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga occidentalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Northern Yellow Warbler

Northern Yellow Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga aestiva

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Black-throated Gray Warbler
LC

Black-throated Gray Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga nigrescens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Townsend's Warbler
LC

Townsend's Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga townsendi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Northern Parula
LC

Northern Parula

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga americana

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
MacGillivray's Warbler
LC

MacGillivray's Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geothlypis tolmiei

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Wilson's Warbler
LC

Wilson's Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cardellina pusilla

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Orange-crowned Warbler
LC

Orange-crowned Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leiothlypis celata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Nashville Warbler
LC

Nashville Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leiothlypis ruficapilla

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~40%
2 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~40%
3 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
4 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
5 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
6 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
~30%
7 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~30%
8 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
9 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
10 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
11 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
12 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
13 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
14 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
15 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
16 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
17 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
18 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
<5%
19 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
20 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica
<5%
21 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
22 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
23 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
24 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
25 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
26 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
27 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
28 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
29 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
30 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
31 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
32 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
33 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
34 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
35 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
36 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
37 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
38 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
39 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
40 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
41 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
42 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
Insufficient data
43 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
44 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
45 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
46 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Hooded Warbler in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Hooded Warbler sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Hooded Warbler in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?

September has the highest sighting rate for Hooded Warbler in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in our monthly data.

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