Black-and-white Warbler

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Black-and-white Warbler in Tikal National Park?

About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Black-and-white Warbler sighting in Tikal National Park, based on 1,510 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

Q: When is the best time to see Black-and-white Warbler in Tikal National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Black-and-white Warbler in Tikal National Park in our monthly data.

Mniotilta varia

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyParulidae (New World Warblers)
GenusMniotilta
SpeciesMniotilta varia (Black-and-white Warbler)

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

at Tikal National Park

1,510 Verified sightings at Tikal National Park From 2019 to 2026

45,858 Verified sightings across all 95 parks From 2019 to 2026

January Best month highest sighting rate

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

About the Black-and-white Warbler

The black-and-white warbler (Mniotilta varia) is a species of New World warbler, and the only member of its genus, Mniotilta. It breeds in northern and eastern North America and winters in Florida, Central America, and the West Indies down to Peru. It has been recorded as a vagrant in Northern Europe, especially Britain and Ireland. Relative to other New World warblers, it is not well studied.

The black-and-white 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 varia. The specific epithet is from Latin varius meaning "various", "diverse" or "variegated". Linnaeus based his entry of the "small black and white bird" that had been described by the Irish physician Hans Sloane in 1725 and "Le Figuier varié de S. Domingue" that had been described by the French ornithologist Louis Vieillot in 1760. Linnaeus specified the location as Jamaica and Dominica but this was restricted to Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic by the American Ornithologists' Union in 1910. The black-and-white warbler is now the only species placed in the genus Mniotilta that was introduced by... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Tikal National Park

Setophaga magnolia

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Geothlypis formosa

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Setophaga citrina

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Setophaga ruticilla

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Parkesia noveboracensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Setophaga petechia

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Seiurus aurocapilla

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Setophaga coronata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Setophaga pensylvanica

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Helmitheros vermivorum

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Setophaga virens

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Parkesia motacilla

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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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	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~60%
2	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~50%
3	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~50%
4	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~50%
5	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~50%
6	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~40%
7	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~40%
8	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	~40%
9	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	~40%
10	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~40%
11	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	~40%
12	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~40%
13	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
14	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
15	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~30%
16	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~30%
17	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~30%
18	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	~30%
19	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
20	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~30%
21	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
22	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
23	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
24	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
25	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
26	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
27	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
28	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~20%
29	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
30	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
31	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
32	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
33	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
34	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	~20%
35	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
36	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
37	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~20%
38	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
39	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
40	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
41	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
42	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	~10%
43	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
44	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
45	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
46	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
47	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
48	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
49	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~10%
50	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
51	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
52	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
53	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
54	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
55	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
56	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
57	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
58	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
59	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
60	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
61	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
62	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
63	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
64	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
65	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
66	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
67	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
68	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
69	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
70	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
71	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
72	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
73	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
74	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
75	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
76	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	<5%
77	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
78	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
79	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
80	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
81	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
82	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
83	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
84	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
85	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
86	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
87	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
88	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
89	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
90	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
91	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
92	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
93	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
94	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
95	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-and-white Warbler in Tikal National Park?

About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Black-and-white Warbler sighting in Tikal National Park, based on 1,510 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-and-white Warbler in Tikal National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Black-and-white Warbler in Tikal National Park in our monthly data.

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Black-and-white Warbler

About the Black-and-white Warbler

Closest Relatives at Tikal National Park

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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