Wilson's Warbler

Where to see

Wilson's Warbler

Cardellina pusilla

Irazú Volcano National Park leads · 32 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

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

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~70%
2 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~50%
3 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~50%
4 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
~50%
5 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~50%
6 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~50%
7 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~40%
8 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
9 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
10 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
11 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
12 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
13 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
14 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
15 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
~30%
16 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
17 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
18 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
19 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~20%
20 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
21 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
22 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
23 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~20%
24 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
25 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Wilson's Warbler?

Irazú Volcano National Park

In Irazú Volcano National Park, Costa Rica, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Wilson's Warbler sighting on a given day, the highest of the 32 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

Where else can you see a Wilson's Warbler?

Los Quetzales National Park and more

After Irazú Volcano National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Wilson's Warbler are in Los Quetzales National Park (Costa Rica, about 50%), Volcán Barú National Park (Panama, about 50%) and El Triunfo (Mexico, about 50%). Outside Central America, the best option is El Triunfo in North America (about 50%).

When is the best time to see a Wilson's Warbler?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are February–March and October–November in Irazú Volcano National Park (about 90%), February–March, October and December in Los Quetzales National Park (about 70%) and November to January in Volcán Barú National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Wilson's Warbler on a given day. Each park's Wilson's Warbler page has the full month-by-month chart.