Setophaga auduboni
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The yellow-rumped warbler (Setophaga coronata) is a North American bird species that can be commonly observed all across the continent. Its extensive range connects both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the U.S. as well as Canada and Central America, with the population concentrated in the continent's northern reaches during the breeding season and migrating southwards to southern North and Central America in the winter. It generally prefers coniferous forests or mixed coniferous-deciduous forests as its breeding habitat, while during the winter it can be found inhabiting more open areas such as shrublands that offer food resources. The yellow-rumped warbler is primarily insectivorous, though the species eats fruit such as juniper berries, especially in winter.
The species combines four closely related forms: the eastern myrtle warbler (spp. coronata); its western counterpart, Audubon's warbler (spp. group auduboni); the northwest Mexican black-fronted warbler (spp. nigrifrons); and the Guatemalan Goldman's warbler (spp. goldmani). All subspecies of the yellow-rumped warbler are characterized by the yellow rump as its name implies, while intra-group and inter-group variations in appearance exist in spite of many similarities. The myrtle and Audubon's groups, as two major subspecies, are distinguished by noticeable features such as differing throat colorations. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 11 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 13 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 14 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 17 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Torreón | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 5 | Toluca | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 6 | Tijuana | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 7 | San Luis Potosí | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 8 | León | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 9 | Puebla | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 10 | Mesa | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Audubon's Warbler sighting in San Diego on a given day, based on 450 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 76th most-seen of the 386 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and October–January
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Audubon's Warbler in San Diego on a given day, against under 5% in May to August, the lowest months. Those are among San Diego's wettest months, with about 30 mm of rain a month against almost none in July.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Audubon's 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.
12th of 23
Of the 23 cities where we can rate Audubon's Warbler sightings, San Diego ranks 12th at about 10%. The best odds are in Torreón (México, about 40%), Guadalajara (México, about 30%) and Sacramento (United States, about 20%).
Same genus: Setophaga
The closest relatives of the Audubon's Warbler that you can see in San Diego (genus Setophaga, Setophaga Warblers) are Yellow-rumped Warbler (about 50%), Townsend's Warbler (about 10%) and Northern Yellow Warbler (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Audubon's Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in San Diego (450 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.
