Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParulidae (Parúlids)
- GenusIcteria (Yellow-breasted Chats)
- SpeciesIcteria virens (Yellow-breasted Chat)
The yellow-breasted chat (Icteria virens) is a large songbird in its own family, Icteriidae, that is found in North and Central America. It was once placed in the New World warbler family Parulidae and is occasionally placed in the similarly named New World blackbird family, Icteridae. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-breasted Chat sighting in Celestún Biosphere Reserve, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Celestún Biosphere Reserve
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Magnolia Warbler
Setophaga magnolia
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina
Hooded Warbler
Setophaga citrina
📅 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 Yellow-breasted Chat in Celestún Biosphere Reserve?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-breasted Chat sighting in Celestún Biosphere Reserve, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow-breasted Chat in Celestún Biosphere Reserve?
October has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-breasted Chat in Celestún Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.