Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParulidae (Parúlids)
- GenusProtonotaria (Prothonotary Warblers)
- SpeciesProtonotaria citrea (Prothonotary Warbler)
The prothonotary warbler (Protonotaria citrea) is a small songbird of the New World warbler family. It is named for its plumage, which resembles the yellow robes once worn by papal clerks (named prothonotaries) in the Roman Catholic Church. The prothonotary warbler is the only member of the genus Protonotaria and the only eastern warbler that nests in natural or artificial cavities. These warblers often move with quick, jerky, movements and will even crawl upside down on sticks or trees. During the spring they are often seen in wetlands gathering nesting material, or food, for their mate. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Big Bend National Park
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
Audubon's Warbler
Setophaga auduboni
Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Colima Warbler
Leiothlypis crissalis
Townsend's Warbler
Setophaga townsendi
Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata
Nashville Warbler
Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Painted Redstart
Myioborus pictus
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Prothonotary Warbler at Big Bend 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