Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

Yellow-breasted Chat

Icteria virens

Spanish: Buscabreña

The yellow-breasted chat (Icteria virens) is a large songbird found in North America, and is the only member of the family Icteriidae. It was once a member of the New World warbler family, but in 2017 the AOS (American Ornithological Society) moved it to its own family. Its placement is not definitely resolved.

TaxonomyAves › Passeriformes › Icteriidae

Local records16 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records14,713 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2022 – 2026

Months of the 8 most recent records

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2026-05-03 — observation by adriang100
2026-02-08 — observation by zihuadean
2024-11-16 — observation by zihuadean
2024-01-12 — observation by elrayman210
2024-01-11 — observation by zihuadean
2023-08-12 — observation by lupitaviajera-aves

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Cite as: “Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/icteria-virens/, 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.