Northern Yellow Warbler

Setophaga aestiva

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyParulidae (New World Warblers)
GenusSetophaga (Setophaga Warblers)
SpeciesSetophaga aestiva (Northern Yellow Warbler)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Tikal National Park

4 Verified sightings at Tikal National Park From 2019 to 2026

1,884 Verified sightings across all 69 parks From 2019 to 2026

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

About the Northern Yellow Warbler

The American yellow warbler (Setophaga aestiva), also known as the northern yellow warbler, is a New World warbler. It is a widespread migratory species in the diverse genus Setophaga, that breeds in most parts of North America. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the non-migratory mangrove warbler (Setophaga petechia).

The American yellow warbler was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae. He mainly based his account on a hand-coloured engraving of the "Figuier de Canada" by François-Nicolas Martinet. Gmelin placed the warbler in the genus Motacilla and coined the binomial name Motacilla aestiva. In 1957 the type locality was restricted to Quebec in Canada. The specific epithet aestiva is from Latin aestivus meaning "summery", from aestas, aestatis meaning "summer". The American yellow warbler is now one of the 35 species in the genus Setophaga. The genus name Setophaga combines the Ancient Greek σης/sēs, σητος/sētos meaning "moth" with -φαγος/-phagos meaning "-eating".

The American yellow warbler was formerly considered to be conspecific with... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Tikal National Park

Setophaga magnolia

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Setophaga citrina

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Setophaga ruticilla

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Setophaga petechia

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Setophaga coronata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Setophaga pensylvanica

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Setophaga virens

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Setophaga castanea

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Setophaga americana

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Setophaga fusca

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC Endemic

Setophaga pitiayumi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Setophaga dominica

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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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	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~60%
2	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~40%
3	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	~30%
4	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~30%
5	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
6	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~30%
7	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~30%
8	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
9	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
10	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
11	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~20%
12	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
13	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
14	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
15	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
16	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
17	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
18	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
19	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
20	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
21	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
22	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	~10%
23	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
24	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~10%
25	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
26	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
27	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	~10%
28	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
29	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
30	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~10%
31	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
32	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
33	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
34	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
35	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
36	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
37	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
38	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
39	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
40	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
41	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
42	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
43	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
44	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
45	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
46	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
47	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
48	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
49	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
50	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
51	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
52	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
53	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
54	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
55	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
56	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
57	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
58	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
59	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
60	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
61	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
62	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
63	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
64	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
65	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
66	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
67	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
68	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
69	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

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Northern Yellow Warbler

About the Northern Yellow Warbler

Closest Relatives at Tikal National Park

Magnolia Warbler

Hooded Warbler

American Redstart

Yellow Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Bay-breasted Warbler

Northern Parula

Blackburnian Warbler

Tropical Parula

Yellow-throated Warbler

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found