Setophaga virens
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 3 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 9 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Zoological Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-throated Green Warbler sighting in Miami on a given day, based on 887 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 121st most-seen of the 325 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-throated Green Warbler in Miami on a given day, against under 5% in January–September and November, the lowest months.
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.
15th of 32
Of the 32 cities where we can rate Black-throated Green Warbler sightings, Miami ranks 15th at under 5%. The best odds are in Detroit (United States, about 10%), Guatemala City (Guatemala, about 10%) and Chicago (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Setophaga
The closest relatives of the Black-throated Green Warbler that you can see in Miami (genus Setophaga, Setophaga Warblers) are Palm Warbler (about 50%), Northern Parula (about 30%) and Yellow-rumped Warbler (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-throated Green Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Miami (887 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.
