Geothlypis semiflava
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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 Tenorio Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 499 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 110th most-seen of the 444 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Olive-crowned Yellowthroat in Tenorio Volcano National Park on a given day, against about 10% in August to June, 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.
Yes
Of the 13 parks where we can rate Olive-crowned Yellowthroat sightings, Tenorio Volcano National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come 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 Tenorio Volcano National Park (499 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.
