Mangrove Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)

OTHER NAMES: Mangrove Warbler
Latin Etymology: Setophaga ("moth eating") petecchia ("small red spot") 

Female Mangrove Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) at Tarcoles, Costa Rica - November 2025

Featured Subspecies: Setophaga petechia xanthotera
Weight: ?  /  Length: 13cm  /  Wingspan: ?
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern

Until recently, this species also included the migratory Northern Yellow Warbler, a very similar looking species which is found up into the Arctic Circle, but the Mangrove Yellow Warbler is by contrast a sedentary resident of Central America and the Caribbean. Males have a distinctive chestnut cap, but within the many subspecies the specifics of the various subspecies are fairly variable.
 
Related Species: 
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Parulidae
Genus: Setophaga

SUBSPECIES: S. p. oraria, S. p. bryanti, S. p. erithachorides, S. p. chrysendeta, S. p. paraguanae, S. p. cienagae, S. p. castaneiceps, S. p. rhizophorae, S. p. phillipsi, S. p. xanthotera, S. p. aithocorys. S. p. iguanae, S. p. aequatorialis, S. p. jubaris, S. p. peruviana, S. p. aureola, S. p. ruficapilla, S. p. rufivertex, S. p. armouri, S. p. flavida, S. p. eoa, S. p. gundlachi, S. p. flaviceps, S. p. albicollis, S. p. chlora, S. p. solaris, S. p. bartholemica, S. p. melanoptera, S. p. babad, S. p. petechia, S. p. alsiosa, S. p. rufopileata, S. p. obscura, S. p. aurifrons 
 

- Sighting Locations -

COSTA RICA 
A Coastal resident
- COSTA RICA 2025 TRIP: Seen at Tarcoles 

Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto