Myiothlypis chlorophrys
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The Choco warbler (Myiothlypis chlorophrys) is a species of bird in the family Parulidae, the New World warblers. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. The Choco warbler was formally described in 1907 as a subspecies of the two-banded warbler with the trinomial Basileuterus bivittatus chlorophrys. At some time in the twentieth century it was reassigned as a subspecies of what was then called the golden-bellied warbler (Basileuterus chrysogaster). By 2007 taxonomic systems had begun to resurrect genus Myiothlypis, which had been erected in 1850, for chrysogaster and many other species.
The above assignment lasted into the twentieth century. By 2012 the IOC had split the golden-bellied warbler into the Choco warbler and the Cuzco warbler; the latter retained the binomial Myiothlypis chrysogaster. BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) did the same in 2016, though it kept the name "golden-bellied" warbler for chrysogaster until 2024. The Clements taxonomy adopted the split in 2022. However, as of February 2026 the South American Classification Committee retained the two-subspecies golden-bellied warbler.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Choco Warbler sighting in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, based on 115 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 265th most-seen of the 542 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.
June and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Choco Warbler in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and October–May, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Choco Warbler sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Farallones de Cali National Natural Park, in our data
Farallones de Cali National Natural Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Choco Warbler sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Myiothlypis
The closest relatives of the Choco Warbler that you can see in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (genus Myiothlypis) are Buff-rumped Warbler (about 50%) and Russet-crowned Warbler (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Choco Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (115 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.
