Audubon's Warbler

Audubon's Warbler

Setophaga auduboni

Silhouette: Richard Rich · PhyloPic

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

7 Verified sightings at Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca From 2019 to 2026
393 In all 17 parks
January Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Audubon's Warbler

The yellow-rumped warbler (Setophaga coronata) is a North American bird species that can be commonly observed all across the continent. Its extensive range connects both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the U.S. as well as Canada and Central America, with the population concentrated in the continent's northern reaches during the breeding season and migrating southwards to southern North and Central America in the winter. It generally prefers coniferous forests or mixed coniferous-deciduous forests as its breeding habitat, while during the winter it can be found inhabiting more open areas such as shrublands that offer food resources. The yellow-rumped warbler is primarily insectivorous, though the species eats fruit such as juniper berries, especially in winter.

The species combines four closely related forms: the eastern myrtle warbler (spp. coronata); its western counterpart, Audubon's warbler (spp. group auduboni); the northwest Mexican black-fronted warbler (spp. nigrifrons); and the Guatemalan Goldman's warbler (spp. goldmani). All subspecies of the yellow-rumped warbler are characterized by the yellow rump as its name implies, while intra-group and inter-group variations in appearance exist in spite of many similarities. The myrtle and Audubon's groups, as two major subspecies, are distinguished by noticeable features such as differing throat colorations. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:18

United States · 2026

© Ed Pandolfino · XC1153736 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:35

United States · 2025

© Greg Irving · XC1028825 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Guatemala · 2024

© Peter Boesman · XC880296 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
2 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
3 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
4 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
5 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
6 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
7 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
8 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
9 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
10 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
11 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
12 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
13 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
14 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
15 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
16 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
17 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Torreón 🇲🇽 México
~40%
2 Guadalajara 🇲🇽 México
~30%
3 Sacramento 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
4 Mexico City 🇲🇽 México
~20%
5 Toluca 🇲🇽 México
~20%
6 Tijuana 🇲🇽 México
~20%
7 San Luis Potosí 🇲🇽 México
~20%
8 León 🇲🇽 México
~20%
9 Puebla 🇲🇽 México
~20%
10 Mesa 🇺🇸 United States
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Audubon's Warbler in Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report an Audubon's Warbler sighting in Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 30th most-seen of the 103 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Audubon's Warbler in Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca?

November to January

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Audubon's Warbler in Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca on a given day, against under 5% in February, May–June and August, the lowest months. Those are among Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain a month against 270 mm in July.

What time of day is best to see an Audubon's Warbler?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Audubon's 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 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca the best place to see an Audubon's Warbler?

Yes

Of the 17 parks where we can rate Audubon's Warbler sightings, Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Big Bend National Park (United States, about 20%) and Guadalupe Mountains National Park (United States, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Audubon's Warbler live in Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca?

Same genus: Setophaga

The closest relatives of the Audubon's Warbler that you can see in Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca (genus Setophaga, Setophaga Warblers) are Yellow-rumped Warbler (about 50%), Townsend's Warbler (about 50%) and Hermit Warbler (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Audubon's Warbler sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Audubon's Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca (7 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.

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