Yellow-breasted Chat
Icteria virens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParulidae (Parúlids)
- GenusIcteria (Yellow-breasted Chats)
- SpeciesIcteria virens (Yellow-breasted Chat)
The yellow-breasted chat (Icteria virens) is a large songbird in its own family, Icteriidae, that is found in North and Central America. It was once placed in the New World warbler family Parulidae and is occasionally placed in the similarly named New World blackbird family, Icteridae. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-breasted Chat sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 93 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Magnolia Warbler
Setophaga magnolia
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Hooded Warbler
Setophaga citrina
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Kentucky Warbler
Geothlypis formosa
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
Yellow-throated Warbler
Setophaga dominica
📅 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 Yellow-breasted Chat in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?
About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-breasted Chat sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 93 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow-breasted Chat in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?
October has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-breasted Chat in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.