American Redstart

Where to see

American Redstart

Setophaga ruticilla

Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park leads · 31 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting an American Redstart during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica
~80%
2 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~60%
3 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~60%
4 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
~60%
5 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~50%
6 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~50%
7 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~40%
8 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~40%
9 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~40%
10 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
~40%
11 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~40%
12 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
~40%
13 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
14 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~30%
15 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~30%
16 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~30%
17 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
18 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~30%
19 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~30%
20 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
21 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
22 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
23 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
24 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
25 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see an American Redstart?

Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park

In Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park, Jamaica, about 80% of wildlife watchers report an American Redstart sighting on a given day, the highest of the 31 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

Where else can you see an American Redstart?

Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park and more

After Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an American Redstart are in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park (Mexico, about 60%), Isle Royale National Park (United States, about 60%) and Ciénaga de Zapata (Cuba, about 60%). Outside Central America, the best options are Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park in North America (about 60%) and Henri Pittier National Park in South America (about 30%).

When is the best time to see an American Redstart?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are February and November–December in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park (about 90%) and November and December in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an American Redstart on a given day. Each park's American Redstart page has the full month-by-month chart.