Myiothlypis coronata
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The russet-crowned warbler (Myiothlypis coronata) is a species of bird in the family Parulidae, the New World warblers. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. The russet-crowned warbler was formally described in 1844 with the binomial Myiodioctes coronatus. By the 1920s it had been reassigned to genus Basileuterus. By 2007 taxonomic systems had begun to resurrect genus Myiothlypis, which had been erected in 1850, for the russet-crowned warbler and many other species.
The russet-crowned warbler has these eight subspecies: The russet-crowned warbler is about 14 cm (5.5 in) long and weighs 13.5 to 19.5 g (0.48 to 0.69 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies M. c. coronata have a mostly gray head with an orange-rufous crown stripe with black borders, a long thin black stripe through the eye, and a grayish white throat. Their upperparts, wings, and tail are olive-green with a slight bronze tinge on the upperparts. Their underparts are yellow. Juveniles have an olive-brown head, upperparts, and breast. Their median and greater wing coverts have cinnamon tips that show as two faint wing... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quito | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Russet-crowned Warbler sighting in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, based on 217 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 172nd most-seen of the 542 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August–October and December–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Russet-crowned Warbler in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–July and November, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Russet-crowned 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.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Russet-crowned Warbler sightings, Farallones de Cali National Natural Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, about 30%) and Los Nevados National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Russet-crowned Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (217 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.
