Nashville Warbler

Nashville Warbler

Leiothlypis ruficapilla

Silhouette: Andy Wilson · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Mexico City

In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%

4,021 Verified sightings at Mexico City
10,780 In all 29 parks From 2019 to 2026
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Nashville Warbler

The Nashville warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla) is a small songbird in the New World warbler family, found in North and Central America. It breeds in parts of the northern and western United States and southern Canada, and migrates to winter in southern California and Texas, Mexico, and the north of Central America. It has a gray head and a green back, and its underparts are yellow and white.

The Nashville warbler is a small warbler. Both male and female Nashville warblers have a gray head fading into a greenish back and wings, a white belly and a yellow throat and breast. They have a complete white eye ring, no wing bars, and a thin pointed black bill. Adult males have a rusty brown patch on their crown, which is usually hard to see and often covered by gray feathers. Males will raise it slightly when agitated. Females and immature birds have a duller olive-grey head, and less bold yellow on their throat. The Nashville warbler is closely related to Virginia's warbler, Lucy's warbler, and the Colima warbler, the four sharing generally similar plumage.

Measurements: Length: 4.3–5.1 in (11–13 cm) Weight: 0.2–0.5 oz (5.7–14.2 g) Wingspan: 6.7–7.9 in (17–20 cm) ��2... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song1:26

Canada · 2026

© Michael Collins · XC1145433 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call1:13

United States · 2020

© Ed Pandolfino · XC555127 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Flight call0:04

United States · 2020

© Paul Marvin · XC546515 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~60%
2 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~50%
3 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~40%
4 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~40%
5 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
6 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
7 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
8 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
9 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
10 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
11 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
12 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
13 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
14 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
15 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
16 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
17 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
18 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
19 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
20 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
21 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
22 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
23 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
24 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
25 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
26 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
27 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
28 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
29 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Puebla 🇲🇽 México
~40%
2 Mexico City 🇲🇽 México
~30%
3 Guadalajara 🇲🇽 México
~30%
4 Toluca 🇲🇽 México
~20%
5 San Antonio 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
6 Monterrey 🇲🇽 México
~10%
7 Chicago 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
8 Minneapolis [Saint Paul] 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
9 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
10 Detroit 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Nashville Warbler in Mexico City?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Nashville Warbler sighting in Mexico City on a given day, based on 4,021 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 27th most-seen of the 332 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Nashville Warbler in Mexico City?

October to March

In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Nashville Warbler in Mexico City on a given day, against under 5% in June to August, the lowest months. Those are among Mexico City's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain a month against 150 mm in July.

What time of day is best to see a Nashville Warbler?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Nashville Warbler sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Mexico City the best place to see a Nashville Warbler?

2nd of 38

Of the 38 cities where we can rate Nashville Warbler sightings, Mexico City ranks 2nd at about 30%. The best odds are in Puebla (México, about 40%).

Where does the Nashville Warbler sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Nashville Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Mexico City (4,021 verified sightings), 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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