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 →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-breasted Chat sighting in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, based on 197 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve
Magnolia Warbler
Setophaga magnolia
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Hooded Warbler
Setophaga citrina
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
Kentucky Warbler
Geothlypis formosa
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla
Worm-eating Warbler
Helmitheros vermivorum
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
📅 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 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?
About 21% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-breasted Chat sighting in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, based on 197 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow-breasted Chat in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve?
October has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-breasted Chat in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.