Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParulidae (Parúlids)
- GenusSetophaga (Setophaga Warblers)
- SpeciesSetophaga aestiva (Northern Yellow Warbler)
The American yellow warbler (Setophaga aestiva), also known as the northern yellow warbler, is a New World warbler. It is a widespread migratory species in the diverse genus Setophaga, that breeds in most parts of North America. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the non-migratory mangrove warbler (Setophaga petechia). Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Canaima National Park
Tropical Parula
Setophaga pitiayumi
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Blackburnian Warbler
Setophaga fusca
Blackpoll Warbler
Setophaga striata
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Tepui Redstart
Myioborus castaneocapilla
Two-banded Warbler
Myiothlypis bivittata
Slate-throated Redstart
Myioborus miniatus
Golden-crowned Warbler
Basileuterus culicivorus
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Riverbank Warbler
Myiothlypis rivularis
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Northern Yellow Warbler at Canaima National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there