Palm Warbler

Setophaga palmarum

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

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

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Tortuguero National Park

1 Verified sightings at Tortuguero National Park From 2019 to 2026

26,301 Verified sightings across all 49 parks From 2019 to 2026

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

About the Palm Warbler

The palm warbler (Setophaga palmarum) is a small songbird in the New World warbler family. Measurements: Length: 12–14 cm (4.7–5.5 in) Wingspan: 20–21 cm (7.9–8.3 in) Weight: 8.5–14.2 g (0.30–0.50 oz) The species comprises two subspecies, with fairly extensive intergradation and mixing where they meet.

S. p. palmarum ("brown palm warbler" or "western palm warbler") inhabits the western two-thirds of the breeding range, and migrates southeast to winter on the Atlantic coast from Delaware to Florida (with a few on the Gulf coast west to Louisiana). It has much less yellow below, with less colorful streaking, and cold grayish-brown upper parts.

S. p. hypochrysea ("yellow palm warbler" or "eastern palm warbler") of the eastern third of the breeding range, and migrates southwest to winter on the Gulf coast from western Florida to Texas; it migrates later in the fall than its western counterpart. It has brownish-olive upper parts and thoroughly yellow underparts with bold rufous breast and flank streaking.

Palm warblers breed in open coniferous bogs and edge east of the Continental Divide, across Canada and the northeastern United States... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Tortuguero National Park

Setophaga pensylvanica

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Setophaga petechia

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Setophaga castanea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Setophaga americana

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Setophaga aestiva

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Setophaga auduboni

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Setophaga virens

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Setophaga coronata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Setophaga fusca

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Setophaga ruticilla

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Setophaga magnolia

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	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	~60%
2	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	~50%
3	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~50%
4	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~50%
5	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~40%
6	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	~30%
7	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
8	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
9	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
10	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	~10%
11	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
12	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~10%
13	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	~10%
14	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	~10%
15	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
16	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
17	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
18	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
19	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
20	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
21	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
22	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
23	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
24	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
25	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
26	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
27	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
28	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
29	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
30	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
31	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
32	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
33	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
34	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
35	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
36	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
37	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	Insufficient data
38	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
39	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
40	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
41	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
42	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
43	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
44	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
45	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
46	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
47	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
48	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
49	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

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Palm Warbler

About the Palm Warbler

Closest Relatives at Tortuguero National Park

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Yellow Warbler

Bay-breasted Warbler

Northern Parula

Northern Yellow Warbler

Audubon's Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Blackburnian Warbler

American Redstart

Magnolia Warbler

Yellow-throated Warbler

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found