Cape May Warbler
Setophaga tigrina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParulidae (Parúlids)
- GenusSetophaga (Setophaga Warblers)
- SpeciesSetophaga tigrina (Cape May Warbler)
The Cape May warbler (Setophaga tigrina) is a species of New World warbler. It breeds in northern North America. Its breeding range spans all but the westernmost parts of southern Canada, the Great Lakes region, and New England. It is migratory, wintering in the West Indies. This species is a very rare vagrant to western Europe, with two records in Britain as of October 2013. The English name refers to Cape May, New Jersey, where George Ord collected the specimen that was later described by Alexander Wilson. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Cape May Warbler sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 917 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Tropical Parula
Setophaga pitiayumi
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
Blackburnian Warbler
Setophaga fusca
Bay-breasted Warbler
Setophaga castanea
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Setophaga caerulescens
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Cerulean Warbler
Setophaga cerulea
Magnolia Warbler
Setophaga magnolia
📅 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 Cape May Warbler in Arenal Volcano National Park?
About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Cape May Warbler sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 917 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Cape May Warbler in Arenal Volcano National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Cape May Warbler in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.