Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParulidae (Parúlids)
- GenusLeiothlypis (Leiothlypis Warblers)
- SpeciesLeiothlypis peregrina (Tennessee Warbler)
The Tennessee warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina) is a New World warbler that breeds in eastern North America and winters in southern Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. The specific name peregrina is from Latin peregrinus "wanderer". Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Tennessee Warbler sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 137 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Tortuguero National Park
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Olive-crowned Yellowthroat
Geothlypis semiflava
Bay-breasted Warbler
Setophaga castanea
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
Audubon's Warbler
Setophaga auduboni
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens
Rufous-capped Warbler
Basileuterus rufifrons
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
📅 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 Tennessee Warbler in Tortuguero National Park?
About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Tennessee Warbler sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 137 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Tennessee Warbler in Tortuguero National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Tennessee Warbler in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.