Worm-eating Warbler
Helmitheros vermivorum
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParulidae (Parúlids)
- GenusHelmitheros
- SpeciesHelmitheros vermivorum (Worm-eating Warbler)
The worm-eating warbler (Helmitheros vermivorum) is a small New World warbler that breeds in the Eastern United States and migrates to southern Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America for the winter. It is the only species in the genus Helmitheros. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Masaya Volcano National Park
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Bay-breasted Warbler
Setophaga castanea
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina
Rufous-capped Warbler
Basileuterus rufifrons
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Gray-crowned Yellowthroat
Geothlypis poliocephala
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Worm-eating Warbler at Masaya 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