Prothonotary Warbler

Where to see

Prothonotary Warbler

Protonotaria citrea

Bastimentos Island National Marine Park leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

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

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~40%
2 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~40%
3 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~30%
4 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
5 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Prothonotary Warbler?

Bastimentos Island National Marine Park

In Bastimentos Island National Marine Park, Panama, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Prothonotary Warbler sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

Where else can you see a Prothonotary Warbler?

Point Pelee National Park and more

After Bastimentos Island National Marine Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Prothonotary Warbler are in Point Pelee National Park (Canada, about 40%), Utría National Natural Park (Colombia, about 30%) and Congaree National Park (United States, about 30%). Outside Central America, the best options are Point Pelee National Park in North America (about 40%) and Utría National Natural Park in South America (about 30%).

When is the best time to see a Prothonotary Warbler?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are February and November–December in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (about 60%), May in Point Pelee National Park (about 50%) and February in Utría National Natural Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Prothonotary Warbler on a given day. Each park's Prothonotary Warbler page has the full month-by-month chart.