Setophaga dominica
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In 3 days ~10%
The yellow-throated warbler (Setophaga dominica) is a small migratory songbird species in the New World warbler family (Parulidae) found in temperate North America. The yellow-throated warbler was formally described in 1766 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the twelfth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Motacilla dominica. Linnaeus based his account on "Le Figuier cendré de S. Dominigue" that had been described and illustrated in 1760 by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in his multivolume Ornithology. Linnaeus specified the location as Jamaica and Dominica but this was restricted to Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic by the American Ornithologists' Union in 1910. The yellow-throated warbler is now one of over 30 species placed in the genus Setophaga that was introduced by the English naturalist William Swainson in 1827. The genus name Setophaga combines the Ancient Greek σης/sēs, σητος/sētos meaning "moth" with -φαγος/-phagos meaning "-eating".
Three subspecies are currently accepted: Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Havana | 🇨🇺 Cuba | |
| 2 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Santo Domingo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 5 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 6 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 7 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 9 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Warbler sighting in Cañón del Sumidero National Park on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 195th most-seen of the 243 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Warbler in Cañón del Sumidero National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January to November, 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.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-throated 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.
21st of 32
Of the 32 parks where we can rate Yellow-throated Warbler sightings, Cañón del Sumidero National Park ranks 21st at under 5%. The best odds are in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park (Mexico, about 40%), Congaree National Park (United States, about 40%) and Ciénaga de Zapata (Cuba, about 30%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Setophaga
The closest relatives of the Yellow-throated Warbler that you can see in Cañón del Sumidero National Park (genus Setophaga, Setophaga Warblers) are Magnolia Warbler (about 60%), Black-throated Green Warbler (about 40%) and Northern Yellow Warbler (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-throated Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Cañón del Sumidero National Park (22 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.
