Myiothlypis coronata
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
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 |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Russet-crowned Warbler sighting in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, based on 402 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 25th most-seen of the 446 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.
January–March, May–June and November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Russet-crowned Warbler in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, against about 20% in April, July–October and December, 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.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Russet-crowned Warbler sightings, Podocarpus National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Los Nevados National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%) and Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%).
Same genus: Myiothlypis
The closest relatives of the Russet-crowned Warbler that you can see in Podocarpus National Park (genus Myiothlypis) are Black-crested Warbler (about 30%) and Citrine Warbler (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Russet-crowned Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Podocarpus National Park (402 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.
