Townsend's Warbler
Setophaga townsendi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParulidae (Parúlids)
- GenusSetophaga (Setophaga Warblers)
- SpeciesSetophaga townsendi (Townsend's Warbler)
Closest Relatives at Yellowstone National Park
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Audubon's Warbler
Setophaga auduboni
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
MacGillivray's Warbler
Geothlypis tolmiei
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Nashville Warbler
Leiothlypis ruficapilla
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Townsend's Warbler in Yellowstone National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Townsend's Warbler sighting in Yellowstone National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Townsend's Warbler in Yellowstone National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Townsend's Warbler in Yellowstone National Park in our monthly data.