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Yellow-breasted Chat

Icteria virens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Tikal National Park
102 Verified sightings at Tikal National Park From 2019 to 2026
4,612 Verified sightings across all 49 parks From 2019 to 2026
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Yellow-breasted Chat

The yellow-breasted chat (Icteria virens) is a large songbird in its own family, Icteriidae, that is found in North and Central America. It was once placed in the New World warbler family Parulidae and is occasionally placed in the similarly named New World blackbird family, Icteridae.

The yellow-breasted chat was formally described in 1758 by Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae. He placed it with the thrushes in the genus Turdus, coined the binomial name Turdus virens, and specified the type locality as "America". The specific epithet is Latin meaning 'green'. The locality has been restricted to South Carolina. Linnaeus based his account on the "yellow brested chat" that had been described and illustrated by the English naturalist Mark Catesby in his book The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands. It is now the only species placed in the genus Icteria that was introduced in 1808 by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot. It is also the only species placed in the family Icteriidae that was introduced (as Icterieae) in 1858 by the American naturalist Spencer Baird.

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Closest Relatives at Tikal National Park

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
Black-throated Green Warbler
LC

Black-throated Green Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga virens

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 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
2 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
3 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~10%
4 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
~10%
5 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
6 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
7 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
10 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
11 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
12 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
<5%
13 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
14 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
15 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
16 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
17 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
18 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
19 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
20 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
21 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
22 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
23 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
24 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
25 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
26 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
27 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
28 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
29 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
30 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
31 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
32 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
33 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
34 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
35 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
36 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
37 Cabo Pulmo National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
38 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
39 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
40 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
41 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
42 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
43 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
44 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
45 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
46 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
Insufficient data
47 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
48 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
49 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-breasted Chat in Tikal National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-breasted Chat sighting in Tikal National Park, based on 102 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-breasted Chat in Tikal National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-breasted Chat in Tikal National Park in our monthly data.

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