Hooded Warbler
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Hooded Warbler

Setophaga citrina

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Tikal National Park
1,120 Verified sightings at Tikal National Park From 2019 to 2026
10,694 Verified sightings across all 54 parks From 2019 to 2026
October 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 Tikal National Park

Magnolia Warbler
LC

Magnolia Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga magnolia

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
American Redstart
LC

American Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga ruticilla

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Yellow Warbler
LC Endemic

Yellow Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga petechia

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Yellow-rumped Warbler
LC

Yellow-rumped Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga coronata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Chestnut-sided Warbler
LC

Chestnut-sided Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga pensylvanica

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Black-throated Green Warbler
LC

Black-throated Green Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga virens

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Northern Yellow Warbler

Northern Yellow Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga aestiva

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Bay-breasted Warbler
LC

Bay-breasted Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga castanea

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Northern Parula
LC

Northern Parula

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga americana

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Blackburnian Warbler
LC

Blackburnian Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga fusca

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Tropical Parula
LC Endemic

Tropical Parula

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga pitiayumi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Yellow-throated Warbler
LC

Yellow-throated Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga dominica

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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 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 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
10 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
11 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
12 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
13 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
14 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
15 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
16 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
17 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
18 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
19 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
<5%
20 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
21 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica
<5%
22 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
23 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
24 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
25 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
26 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
27 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
28 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
29 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
30 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
31 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
32 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
33 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
34 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
35 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
36 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
37 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
38 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
39 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
40 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
41 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
42 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
43 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
44 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
45 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
46 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
47 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
48 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
Insufficient data
49 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
50 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
51 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
52 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
53 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
54 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Hooded Warbler in Tikal National Park?

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Hooded Warbler sighting in Tikal National Park, based on 1,120 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Hooded Warbler in Tikal National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Hooded Warbler in Tikal National Park in our monthly data.

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