Geothlypis semiflava
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The olive-crowned yellowthroat (Geothlypis semiflava) is a species of bird in the family Parulidae, the New World warblers. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. The olive-crowned yellowthroat was formally described in 1860 with its current binomial Geothlypis semiflava.
The species' further taxonomy is unsettled. Most taxonomic systems assign it these three subspecies: The IOC treats G. s. chiriquensis as a separate species, the Chiriqui yellowthroat. This article follows the majority three-subspecies model; there is also a separate article for the "Chiriqui yellowthroat".
The olive-crowned yellowthroat is 11.1 to 13.5 cm (4.4 to 5.3 in) long and... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Olive-crowned Yellowthroat sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 97 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 145th most-seen of the 329 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.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Olive-crowned Yellowthroat in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, August and December, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Olive-crowned Yellowthroat sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 13 parks where we can rate Olive-crowned Yellowthroat sightings, Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge ranks 5th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%), Tortuguero National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (Panama, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Olive-crowned Yellowthroat is recorded against all the birds logged in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (97 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.
