Black-throated Green Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Setophaga virens

Silhouette: Dylan GE Gomes · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Cañón del Sumidero National Park

In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%

374 Verified sightings at Cañón del Sumidero National Park From 2019 to 2026
30,182 In all 48 parks
January Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Black-throated Green Warbler

The black-throated green warbler (Setophaga virens) is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. It has an olive-green crown, a yellow face with olive markings, a thin pointed bill, white wing bars, an olive-green back and pale underparts with black streaks on the flanks. Adult males have a black throat and upper breast; females and immature males have a pale throat and black markings on their breast.

Measurements: Length: 4.3–4.7 in (11–12 cm) Weight: 0.3–0.4 oz (8.5–11.3 g) Wingspan: 6.7–7.9 in (17–20 cm) The breeding habitat of the black-throated green warbler is coniferous and mixed forests in eastern North America and western Canada and cypress swamps on the southern Atlantic coast, with preference for dense stands of conifers. These birds' nests are open cups, which are usually situated close to the trunk of a tree.

These birds migrate to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies and southern Florida. One destination is to the Petenes mangroves of the Yucatán. Some birds straggle as far as South America, with the southernmost couple of records coming from Ecuador.

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Sounds

Song0:53

United States · 2025

© Bobby Wilcox · XC1038308 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call1:23

Canada · 2017

© Martin St-Michel · XC394527 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Flight call0:16

United States · 2016

© Matt Wistrand · XC314840 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~50%
2 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~40%
3 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~40%
4 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
~40%
5 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~40%
6 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~40%
7 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
8 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
9 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
10 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
11 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
12 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
13 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
14 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~20%
15 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
16 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
17 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
18 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
19 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
20 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
21 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~20%
22 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
23 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
24 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
25 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
26 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
27 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
28 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
29 Padre Island National Seashore 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
30 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
31 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
32 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
~10%
33 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
34 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
35 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
36 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
37 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
38 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
39 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
40 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
<5%
41 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica
<5%
42 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
43 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
44 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
45 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
46 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
47 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
48 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Detroit 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
2 Guatemala City 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~10%
3 Chicago 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
4 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
5 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
6 Boston 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
7 Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
8 Montreal 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
9 San Antonio 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
10 Monterrey 🇲🇽 México
<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 National Zoological Park 🇺🇸 United States In captivity

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Black-throated Green Warbler in Cañón del Sumidero National Park?

Likely

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Black-throated Green Warbler sighting in Cañón del Sumidero National Park on a given day, based on 374 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 15th most-seen of the 243 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Black-throated Green Warbler in Cañón del Sumidero National Park?

January

In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Black-throated Green Warbler in Cañón del Sumidero National Park on a given day, against about 10% in July and August, the lowest months. That is one of Cañón del Sumidero National Park's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 260 mm in June.

What time of day is best to see a Black-throated Green Warbler?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-throated Green Warbler sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Cañón del Sumidero National Park the best place to see a Black-throated Green Warbler?

3rd of 48

Of the 48 parks where we can rate Black-throated Green Warbler sightings, Cañón del Sumidero National Park ranks 3rd at about 40%. The best odds are in Isle Royale National Park (United States, about 50%) and Point Pelee National Park (Canada, about 40%). All parks ranked.

Which relatives of the Black-throated Green Warbler live in Cañón del Sumidero National Park?

Same genus: Setophaga

The closest relatives of the Black-throated Green Warbler that you can see in Cañón del Sumidero National Park (genus Setophaga, Setophaga Warblers) are Magnolia Warbler (about 60%), Northern Yellow Warbler (about 20%) and Yellow Warbler (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Black-throated Green Warbler sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Black-throated Green Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Cañón del Sumidero National Park (374 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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