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 →
Closest Relatives at Irazú Volcano National Park
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens
Blackburnian Warbler
Setophaga fusca
Townsend's Warbler
Setophaga townsendi
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
Flame-throated Warbler
Oreothlypis gutturalis
Black-cheeked Warbler
Basileuterus melanogenys
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina
Collared Redstart
Myioborus torquatus
Wrenthrush
Zeledonia coronata
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Golden-winged Warbler
Vermivora chrysoptera
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Tropical Parula at Irazú Volcano National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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