Setophaga dominica
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The yellow-throated warbler (Setophaga dominica) is a small migratory songbird species in the New World warbler family (Parulidae) found in temperate North America. The yellow-throated warbler was formally described in 1766 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the twelfth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Motacilla dominica. Linnaeus based his account on "Le Figuier cendré de S. Dominigue" that had been described and illustrated in 1760 by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in his multivolume Ornithology. Linnaeus specified the location as Jamaica and Dominica but this was restricted to Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic by the American Ornithologists' Union in 1910. The yellow-throated warbler is now one of over 30 species placed in the genus Setophaga that was introduced by the English naturalist William Swainson in 1827. The genus name Setophaga combines the Ancient Greek σης/sēs, σητος/sētos meaning "moth" with -φαγος/-phagos meaning "-eating".
Three subspecies are currently accepted: Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Havana | 🇨🇺 Cuba | |
| 2 | Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Santo Domingo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 5 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 6 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 7 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 9 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Warbler sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, based on 80 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 150th most-seen of the 277 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Warbler in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, against under 5% in January and April–July, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-throated 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.
10th of 32
Of the 32 parks where we can rate Yellow-throated Warbler sightings, Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary ranks 10th at about 10%. The best odds are in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park (Mexico, about 40%), Congaree National Park (United States, about 40%) and Ciénaga de Zapata (Cuba, about 30%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Setophaga
The closest relatives of the Yellow-throated Warbler that you can see in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (genus Setophaga, Setophaga Warblers) are American Redstart (about 40%), Magnolia Warbler (about 40%) and Hooded Warbler (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-throated Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (80 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.
