Geothlypis trichas
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The common yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) is a New World warbler. It is an abundant breeder in North America, ranging from southern Canada to central Mexico. In the northern parts of its range the birds are migratory, wintering in the southern parts of the breeding range, Central America and the West Indies. Southern forms are largely resident. Historically, it has also been known as the "yellow bandit", Maryland yellow-throat, and yellow-breasted warbler.
The common yellowthroat was formally described in 1766 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the twelfth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Turdus trichas. The specific epithet is from Ancient Greek τριχας/trikhas, τριχαδος/trikhados, a type of thrush. Linnaeus based his account on "The Maryland yellow-throat" that had been described and illustrated in 1758 by the English naturalist George Edwards in his book Gleanings of Natural History. Linnaeus specified the locality as North America but this was restricted to the state of Maryland by the American Ornithologists' Union in 1931. The common yellowthroat is now one of 15 species placed in the genus Geothlypis that was introduced in 1847... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Tijuana | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | León | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 8 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Zoological Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory | 🇺🇸 United States |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Common Yellowthroat sighting in Ciénaga de Zapata on a given day, based on 863 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 6th most-seen of the 177 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and November
In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Common Yellowthroat in Ciénaga de Zapata on a given day, against about 20% in July and August, the lowest months. Those are among Ciénaga de Zapata's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain a month against 150 mm in June. September has too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Yellowthroat sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 66
Of the 66 parks where we can rate Common Yellowthroat sightings, Ciénaga de Zapata ranks 2nd at about 50%. The best odds are in Point Pelee National Park (Canada, about 60%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Parulidae
The closest relatives of the Common Yellowthroat that you can see in Ciénaga de Zapata (family Parulidae, New World Warblers) are American Redstart (about 60%), Palm Warbler (about 60%) and Northern Parula (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Yellowthroat is recorded against all the birds logged in Ciénaga de Zapata (863 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.
