Wilson's Warbler
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Wilson's Warbler

Cardellina pusilla

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Tikal National Park
53 Verified sightings at Tikal National Park From 2019 to 2026
47,406 Verified sightings across all 78 parks From 2019 to 2026
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Wilson's Warbler

Wilson's warbler (Cardellina pusilla) is a small New World warbler. It is greenish above and yellow below, with rounded wings and a long, slim tail. The male has a black crown patch; depending on the subspecies, that mark is reduced or absent in the female. It breeds across Canada and south through the western United States, and winters from Mexico south through much of Central America. It is a very rare vagrant to western Europe.

Wilson's warbler was formally described in 1811 by the ornithologist Alexander Wilson under the binomial name Muscicapa pusilla. The type locality is southern New Jersey. The species was moved to the genus Wilsonia by the naturalist and ornithologist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1838. Zoologist Thomas Nuttall moved it to Sylvania in 1840, and by 1845, many authors included it in Myiodioctes. In 1899, the American Ornithological Union returned the species to Wilsonia. The species is currently assigned to the genus Cardellina. The genus name Cardellina is a diminutive of the Italian dialect Cardella, a name for the European goldfinch, and the specific epithet pusilla means "very small".

There are three recognized subspecies: C. p. pusilla was... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Tikal National Park

Canada Warbler
LC

Canada Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cardellina canadensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Magnolia Warbler
LC

Magnolia Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga magnolia

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Black-and-white Warbler
LC

Black-and-white Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mniotilta varia

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Kentucky Warbler
LC

Kentucky Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geothlypis formosa

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Hooded Warbler
LC

Hooded Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga citrina

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
American Redstart
LC

American Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga ruticilla

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Northern Waterthrush
LC

Northern Waterthrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Parkesia noveboracensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Yellow Warbler
LC Endemic

Yellow Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga petechia

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Ovenbird
LC

Ovenbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Seiurus aurocapilla

Daily sighting probability ~20% · 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
Worm-eating Warbler
LC

Worm-eating Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Helmitheros vermivorum

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

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 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~70%
2 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~60%
3 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~50%
4 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~50%
5 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~50%
6 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
~50%
7 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~40%
8 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
9 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
10 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
11 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
12 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
13 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
14 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
15 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~30%
16 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
~30%
17 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
18 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~20%
19 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
20 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
21 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
22 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
23 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~20%
24 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
25 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
26 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~20%
27 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
28 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~20%
29 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
30 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
31 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
32 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
33 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
34 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
35 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
36 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
37 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
38 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
39 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
40 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
41 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
42 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
43 Cabo Pulmo National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
44 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
45 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
46 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
47 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
48 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
49 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
50 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
51 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
52 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
53 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
<5%
54 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
<5%
55 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
56 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
57 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
58 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
59 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
60 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
61 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
62 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
63 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
64 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
65 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
66 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
67 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
68 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
69 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
70 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
71 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
72 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
73 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
74 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
75 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
76 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
77 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
78 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Wilson's Warbler in Tikal National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Wilson's Warbler sighting in Tikal National Park, based on 53 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Wilson's Warbler in Tikal National Park?

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

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