Bay-breasted Warbler
Setophaga castanea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParulidae (Parúlids)
- GenusSetophaga (Setophaga Warblers)
- SpeciesSetophaga castanea (Bay-breasted Warbler)
The bay-breasted warbler (Setophaga castanea) is a small species of songbird in the New World warbler family, Parulidae. It is one of 35 species in the diverse genus Setophaga. Like all songbirds, or passerines, the species is classified in the order Passeriformes. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Bay-breasted Warbler sighting in Utría National Natural Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Utría National Natural Park
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Buff-rumped Warbler
Myiothlypis fulvicauda
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Chestnut-backed Antbird
Myrmeciza exsul
Western Slaty-Antshrike
Thamnophilus atrinucha
Flame-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus flammigerus
Scarlet-rumped Cacique
Cacicus uropygialis
Black-tipped Cotinga
Carpodectes hopkei
Pacific Antwren
Myrmotherula pacifica
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
📅 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 Bay-breasted Warbler in Utría National Natural Park?
About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Bay-breasted Warbler sighting in Utría National Natural Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Bay-breasted Warbler in Utría National Natural Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Bay-breasted Warbler in Utría National Natural Park in our monthly data.