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% of wildlife watchers report a Cape May Warbler sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Big Cypress National Preserve
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
Pine Warbler
Setophaga pinus
Yellow-throated Warbler
Setophaga dominica
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Prairie Warbler
Setophaga discolor
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens
Magnolia Warbler
Setophaga magnolia
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Setophaga caerulescens
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
📅 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 Big Cypress National Preserve?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Cape May Warbler sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Cape May Warbler in Big Cypress National Preserve?
September has the highest sighting rate for Cape May Warbler in Big Cypress National Preserve in our monthly data.