Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParulidae (Parúlids)
- GenusLeiothlypis (Leiothlypis Warblers)
- SpeciesLeiothlypis peregrina (Tennessee Warbler)
The Tennessee warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) is a New World warbler that breeds in eastern North America and winters in southern Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. The specific name peregrina is from Latin peregrinus "wanderer". Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Tennessee Warbler sighting in Carara National Park, based on 1,111 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Carara National Park
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Buff-rumped Warbler
Myiothlypis fulvicauda
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Kentucky Warbler
Geothlypis formosa
Tropical Parula
Setophaga pitiayumi
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
Black-cheeked Warbler
Basileuterus melanogenys
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
📅 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 Tennessee Warbler in Carara National Park?
About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Tennessee Warbler sighting in Carara National Park, based on 1,111 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Tennessee Warbler in Carara National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Tennessee Warbler in Carara National Park in our monthly data.