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 Cañón del Sumidero National Park
Magnolia Warbler
Setophaga magnolia
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Nashville Warbler
Leiothlypis ruficapilla
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina
Louisiana Waterthrush
Parkesia motacilla
Rufous-capped Warbler
Basileuterus rufifrons
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Prothonotary Warbler at Cañón del Sumidero 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