Blackburnian Warbler
Setophaga fusca
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyParulidae (New World Warblers)
- GenusSetophaga (Setophaga Warblers)
- SpeciesSetophaga fusca (Blackburnian Warbler)
About the Blackburnian Warbler
The Blackburnian warbler (Setophaga fusca) is a small New World warbler. They breed in eastern North America, from southern Canada, westwards to the southern Canadian Prairies, the Great Lakes region and New England, to North Carolina. They are migratory, wintering in southern Central America and South America, and are very rare vagrants to western Europe. The common name honors the English botanist Anna Blackburne.
The Blackburnian warbler was formally described in 1776 by the German zoologist Philipp Statius Müller under the binomial name Motacilla fusca. The specific epithet is Latin meaning "dusky", "black" or "brown". Müller based his account on a handcoloured plate of the "Figuier étranger" that had been engraved by François-Nicolas Martinet to accompany the Comte de Buffon's multivolume work Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux. The type location is French Guiana. The Blackburnian warbler is now placed in the genus Setophaga that was introduced by the English naturalist William Swainson in 1827. The genus name Setophaga combines the Ancient Greek σης/sēs, σητος/sētos meaning "moth" with -φαγος/-phagos meaning "-eating". The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Tikal National Park
Magnolia Warbler
Setophaga magnolia
Hooded Warbler
Setophaga citrina
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
Bay-breasted Warbler
Setophaga castanea
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
Tropical Parula
Setophaga pitiayumi
Yellow-throated Warbler
Setophaga dominica
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 Blackburnian Warbler in Tikal National Park?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Blackburnian Warbler sighting in Tikal National Park, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blackburnian Warbler in Tikal National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Blackburnian Warbler in Tikal National Park in our monthly data.