Black-throated Gray Warbler
Setophaga nigrescens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParulidae (Parúlids)
- GenusSetophaga (Setophaga Warblers)
- SpeciesSetophaga nigrescens (Black-throated Gray Warbler)
The black-throated gray warbler or black-throated grey warbler (Setophaga nigrescens) is a passerine bird of the New World warbler family Parulidae. It is 13 cm (5.1 in) long and has gray and white plumage with black markings. The male has the bold black throat of its name, and black stripes on its head, as well as black streaks on its flanks; the female is a paler version of the male, with a white throat and less distinct black markings on the flanks and wings. It breeds in western North America from British Columbia to New Mexico, and winters in Mexico and the southwestern United States. The habitats it prefers are coniferous and mixed forests and scrubland, especially those with pinyon pines, junipers, sagebrush, and oaks. Its nest is an open cup of plant fibers lined with feathers, built a few metres from the ground in the branches of a tree or shrub. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Black-throated Gray Warbler sighting in Zion National Park, based on 411 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Zion National Park
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
Grace's Warbler
Setophaga graciae
Audubon's Warbler
Setophaga auduboni
Townsend's Warbler
Setophaga townsendi
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis virginiae
Lucy's Warbler
Leiothlypis luciae
Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
MacGillivray's Warbler
Geothlypis tolmiei
Painted Redstart
Myioborus pictus
📅 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 Black-throated Gray Warbler in Zion National Park?
About 24% of wildlife watchers report a Black-throated Gray Warbler sighting in Zion National Park, based on 411 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black-throated Gray Warbler in Zion National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Black-throated Gray Warbler in Zion National Park in our monthly data.