Wilson's Warbler
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Wilson's Warbler

Cardellina pusilla

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
1 Verified records at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Wilson's warbler (Cardellina pusilla) is a small New World warbler. It is greenish above and yellow below, with rounded wings and a long, slim tail. The male has a black crown patch; depending on the subspecies, that mark is reduced or absent in the female. It breeds across Canada and south through the western United States, and winters from Mexico south through much of Central America. It is a very rare vagrant to western Europe. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Canada Warbler
LC

Canada Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cardellina canadensis

<5% · Rare
Northern Parula
LC

Northern Parula

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga americana

20–30% · Possible
Hooded Warbler
LC

Hooded Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga citrina

20–30% · Possible
Black-throated Green Warbler
LC

Black-throated Green Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga virens

20–30% · Possible
Yellow-rumped Warbler
LC

Yellow-rumped Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga coronata

10–20% · With luck
Black-and-white Warbler
LC

Black-and-white Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mniotilta varia

10–20% · With luck
Ovenbird
LC

Ovenbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Seiurus aurocapilla

10–20% · With luck
Yellow-throated Warbler
LC

Yellow-throated Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga dominica

10–20% · With luck
Pine Warbler
LC Endemic

Pine Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga pinus

10–20% · With luck
Louisiana Waterthrush
LC

Louisiana Waterthrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Parkesia motacilla

10–20% · With luck
Black-throated Blue Warbler
LC

Black-throated Blue Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga caerulescens

5–10% · With luck
Common Yellowthroat
LC

Common Yellowthroat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geothlypis trichas

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Wilson's Warbler at Great Smoky Mountains National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
2 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
50–60%
3 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
4 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
5 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
50–60%
6 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
50–60%
7 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
30–40%
8 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
9 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
10 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
11 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
12 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
13 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
14 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
15 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
16 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
17 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
18 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
19 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
20 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
21 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
22 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
23 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
24 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
25 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
26 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
27 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
28 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
29 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
30 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
31 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
32 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
33 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
34 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
35 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
36 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
37 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
38 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
39 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
40 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
41 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
42 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
43 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
44 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
45 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
46 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
47 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
48 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
49 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
50 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
51 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
52 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
<5%
53 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
54 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
55 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
56 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
57 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
58 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
59 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
60 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
61 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
62 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
63 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
64 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
65 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
66 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
67 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
68 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
69 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
70 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
71 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
72 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
73 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
74 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
75 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
76 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
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