White-browed Warbler

White-browed Warbler

Myiothlypis leucoblephara

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Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at São Paulo

In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%

185 Verified sightings at São Paulo
1,835 In all 8 parks From 2019 to 2026
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the White-browed Warbler

The white-rimmed warbler or white-browed warbler (Myiothlypis leucoblephara) is a species of bird in the family Parulidae, the New World warblers. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The white-rimmed warbler was formally described in 1817 with the binomial Sylvia leucoblephara. For a time it and a few other species were placed in genus Phaeothlypis and also in Basileuterus. By 2012 the IOC had assigned it to Myiothlypis. BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) did so in 2016.

The white-rimmed warbler's further taxonomy is unsettled. This article follows the majority two-subspecies model. The white-rimmed warbler is about 14.5 cm (5.7 in) long and weighs 14 to 21 g (0.49 to 0.74 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a

mostly gray head with a blackish gray stripe in the middle of the crown, a white stripe above... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:20

Brazil · 2026

© Carlos Henrique Luz Nunes de Almeida · XC1096334 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:52

Paraguay · 2022

© Guillermo Menéndez (gmmv80) · XC949374 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Chamado e canto0:52

Brazil · 2016

© Caio Brito · XC427661 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~40%
2 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~40%
3 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~20%
4 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~20%
5 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
6 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
7 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
8 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Curitiba 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
2 Porto Alegre 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
3 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
4 Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
5 Montevideo 🇺🇾 Uruguay
<5%
6 Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a White-browed Warbler in São Paulo?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-browed Warbler sighting in São Paulo on a given day, based on 185 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 154th most-seen of the 353 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a White-browed Warbler in São Paulo?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-browed Warbler in São Paulo on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a White-browed Warbler?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-browed 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.

Is São Paulo the best place to see a White-browed Warbler?

3rd of 6

Of the 6 cities where we can rate White-browed Warbler sightings, São Paulo ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Curitiba (Brazil, about 30%) and Porto Alegre (Brazil, about 20%).

Which relatives of the White-browed Warbler live in São Paulo?

Same family: Parulidae

The closest relatives of the White-browed Warbler that you can see in São Paulo (family Parulidae, New World Warblers) are Golden-crowned Warbler (about 10%), Southern Yellowthroat (about 10%) and Tropical Parula (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the White-browed Warbler sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the White-browed Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in São Paulo (185 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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