Yellow Warbler

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Yellow Warbler in Tikal National Park?

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Warbler sighting in Tikal National Park, based on 549 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

Q: When is the best time to see Yellow Warbler in Tikal National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Yellow Warbler in Tikal National Park in our monthly data.

Setophaga petechia

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic

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

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

at Tikal National Park

549 Verified sightings at Tikal National Park From 2019 to 2026

95,123 Verified sightings across all 116 parks From 2019 to 2026

April Best month highest sighting rate

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

About the Yellow Warbler

The mangrove warbler or mangrove yellow warbler (Setophaga petechia) is a New World warbler species. It a small bright yellow bird that is found in mangroves on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the tropical Americas. It is also present in the Caribbean and on the Galápagos Islands. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the migratory American yellow warbler (Setophaga aestiva).

The mangrove warbler was formally described in 1766 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the twelfth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Motacilla petechia. The specific epithet petechia is from the Italian word petecchia "a small red spot on the skin". Linnaeus based his account on the "yellow-red pole" that had been described and illustrated in 1758 by the English naturalist George Edwards in his book Gleanings of Natural History. Edwards had obtained a specimen from the midwife Sidney Kennon. Edwards was unsure of the provenance of the specimen but in 1935 the Austrian ornithologist Carl Eduard Hellmayr designated the island of Barbados. The mangrove warbler is now placed in the genus Setophaga that was introduced by the English naturalist William Swainson... 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

Setophaga coronata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Setophaga pensylvanica

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Setophaga virens

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Setophaga aestiva

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~80%
2	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~70%
3	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~70%
4	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~60%
5	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~60%
6	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~60%
7	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~60%
8	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~50%
9	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	~50%
10	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~50%
11	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~50%
12	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~40%
13	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
14	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~40%
15	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~40%
16	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~40%
17	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
18	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
19	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~30%
20	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
21	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	~30%
22	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~30%
23	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
24	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~30%
25	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
26	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
27	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~30%
28	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~30%
29	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
30	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~30%
31	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~30%
32	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~30%
33	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
34	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
35	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
36	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	~20%
37	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
38	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
39	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
40	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
41	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
42	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
43	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
44	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~20%
45	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
46	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
47	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
48	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~20%
49	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~20%
50	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
51	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~20%
52	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
53	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
54	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~20%
55	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
56	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
57	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
58	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~20%
59	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
60	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
61	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~20%
62	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
63	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
64	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
65	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
66	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
67	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~10%
68	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
69	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
70	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
71	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	~10%
72	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~10%
73	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~10%
74	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	~10%
75	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
76	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
77	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
78	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
79	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
80	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	~10%
81	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
82	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
83	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
84	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
85	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
86	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
87	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
88	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
89	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
90	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
91	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
92	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
93	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
94	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
95	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
96	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
97	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
98	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
99	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
100	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
101	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
102	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
103	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
104	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
105	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
106	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
107	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
108	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
109	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
110	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
111	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
112	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
113	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
114	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	Insufficient data
115	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
116	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Warbler sighting in Tikal National Park, based on 549 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

April has the highest sighting rate for Yellow Warbler in Tikal National Park in our monthly data.

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Yellow Warbler

About the Yellow Warbler

Closest Relatives at Tikal National Park

Magnolia Warbler

Hooded Warbler

American Redstart

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Northern Yellow Warbler

Bay-breasted Warbler

Northern Parula

Blackburnian Warbler

Tropical Parula

Yellow-throated Warbler

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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