Bay-breasted Warbler
Setophaga castanea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParulidae (Parúlids)
- GenusSetophaga (Setophaga Warblers)
- SpeciesSetophaga castanea (Bay-breasted Warbler)
The bay-breasted warbler (Setophaga castanea) is a small species of songbird in the New World warbler family, Parulidae. It is one of 35 species in the diverse genus Setophaga. Like all songbirds, or passerines, the species is classified in the order Passeriformes. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Bay-breasted Warbler sighting in Carara National Park, based on 19 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Carara National Park
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Tropical Parula
Setophaga pitiayumi
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Hooded Warbler
Setophaga citrina
Magnolia Warbler
Setophaga magnolia
Blackburnian Warbler
Setophaga fusca
Buff-rumped Warbler
Myiothlypis fulvicauda
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Bay-breasted Warbler in Carara National Park?
About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Bay-breasted Warbler sighting in Carara National Park, based on 19 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Bay-breasted Warbler in Carara National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Bay-breasted Warbler in Carara National Park in our monthly data.