Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

Wilson's Warbler

Cardellina pusilla

Spanish: Reinita de Wilson

Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla)
Photographed by isa_moguel on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

Wilson's warbler (Cardellina pusilla) is a small New World warbler. It is greenish above and yellow below, with rounded wings and a long, slim tail. The male has a black crown patch; depending on the subspecies, that mark is reduced or absent in the female. It breeds across Canada and south through the western United States, and winters from Mexico south through much of Central America. It is a very rare vagrant to western Europe. Most often recorded in Jan, Oct.

TaxonomyAves › Passeriformes › Parulidae
Local records5 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records39,011 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2020 – 2026
Months recorded near La Saladita
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Recent local sightings

Cite as: “Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/cardellina-pusilla/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.