Tropical Parula
Setophaga pitiayumi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParulidae (Parúlids)
- GenusSetophaga (Setophaga Warblers)
- SpeciesSetophaga pitiayumi (Tropical Parula)
The tropical parula (Setophaga pitiayumi) is a species of passerine bird in the family Parulidae, the New World warblers. It is found in the U. S. state of Texas, Mexico, and every Central American country. Its range continues in every mainland South American country (though in Chile only as a vagrant), on Trinidad, and as a vagrant on the Falkland Islands. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Tropical Parula sighting in Chirripó National Park, based on 450 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Chirripó National Park
Blackburnian Warbler
Setophaga fusca
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens
Townsend's Warbler
Setophaga townsendi
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Bay-breasted Warbler
Setophaga castanea
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Yellow-throated Warbler
Setophaga dominica
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina
Slate-throated Redstart
Myioborus miniatus
📅 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 Tropical Parula in Chirripó National Park?
About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Tropical Parula sighting in Chirripó National Park, based on 450 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Tropical Parula in Chirripó National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Tropical Parula in Chirripó National Park in our monthly data.