Blackburnian Warbler
Setophaga fusca
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyParulidae (Parúlids)
- GenusSetophaga (Setophaga Warblers)
- SpeciesSetophaga fusca (Blackburnian Warbler)
The Blackburnian warbler (Setophaga fusca) is a small New World warbler. They breed in eastern North America, from southern Canada, westwards to the southern Canadian Prairies, the Great Lakes region and New England, to North Carolina. They are migratory, wintering in southern Central America and South America, and are very rare vagrants to western Europe. The common name honors the English botanist Anna Blackburne. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Blackburnian Warbler sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 57 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Bay-breasted Warbler
Setophaga castanea
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Cerulean Warbler
Setophaga cerulea
Magnolia Warbler
Setophaga magnolia
Hooded Warbler
Setophaga citrina
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Tennessee Warbler
Leiothlypis peregrina
Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea
Olive-crowned Yellowthroat
Geothlypis semiflava
📅 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 Blackburnian Warbler in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?
About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Blackburnian Warbler sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 57 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blackburnian Warbler in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?
October has the highest sighting rate for Blackburnian Warbler in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.