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Philadelphia Vireo

Vireo philadelphicus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Tikal National Park
120 Verified sightings at Tikal National Park From 2019 to 2026
7,641 Verified sightings across all 67 parks From 2019 to 2026
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Philadelphia Vireo

The Philadelphia vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) is a small North American songbird in the vireo family (Vireonidae). "Vireo" is a Latin word referring to a green migratory bird, perhaps the female golden oriole, possibly the European greenfinch. The specific philadelphicus is for the city of Philadelphia.

Adults are mainly olive-brown on the upperparts with yellow underparts; they have dark eyes and a grey crown. They have no wing bars and no eye ring. There is a dark line through the eyes and a white stripe just over them. They have thick blue-grey legs and a stout bill. The Philadelphia vireo is similar in appearance to the warbling vireo, but can be reliably distinguished by having much yellower underparts, and dark lores.

Their breeding habitat is the edges of deciduous and mixed woods across Canada. They make a basket-shaped cup nest in a fork of a tree branch, usually placed relatively high. The female lays 3 to 5 lightly spotted white eggs. Incubation, by both parents, lasts up to 14 days.

These birds migrate to Mexico and Central America. This vireo is a very rare vagrant to western Europe. They are unlikely to visit Philadelphia, except in migration... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Tikal National Park

White-eyed Vireo
LC

White-eyed Vireo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vireo griseus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Yellow-throated Vireo
LC

Yellow-throated Vireo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vireo flavifrons

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Mangrove Vireo
LC

Mangrove Vireo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vireo pallens

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Red-eyed Vireo
LC

Red-eyed Vireo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vireo olivaceus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Yellow-green Vireo
LC

Yellow-green Vireo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vireo flavoviridis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Blue-headed Vireo
LC

Blue-headed Vireo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vireo solitarius

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Warbling Vireo
LC

Warbling Vireo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vireo gilvus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Lesser Greenlet
LC

Lesser Greenlet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hylophilus decurtatus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Tawny-crowned Greenlet
LC

Tawny-crowned Greenlet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hylophilus ochraceiceps

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Green Shrike-Vireo
LC

Green Shrike-Vireo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vireolanius pulchellus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Rufous-browed Peppershrike
LC Endemic

Rufous-browed Peppershrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyclarhis gujanensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Brown Jay

Brown Jay

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psilorhinus morio

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

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 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
2 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
3 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
4 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
5 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
6 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
7 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
8 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
9 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
10 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~10%
11 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
12 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
13 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~10%
14 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
15 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
16 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
17 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
18 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
19 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
20 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
21 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
22 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
23 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
24 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
25 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
26 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
27 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
28 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
29 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
30 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
31 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
32 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
33 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
34 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
35 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
36 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
37 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
38 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
39 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
40 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
41 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
42 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
43 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
44 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
45 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
46 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
<5%
47 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
48 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
49 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
50 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
51 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
52 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
53 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
54 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
55 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
56 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
57 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
58 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
59 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
60 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
61 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
62 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
63 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
64 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
Insufficient data
65 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
66 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
67 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Philadelphia Vireo in Tikal National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Philadelphia Vireo sighting in Tikal National Park, based on 120 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Philadelphia Vireo in Tikal National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Philadelphia Vireo in Tikal National Park in our monthly data.

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