Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

Mangrove Yellow Warbler

Setophaga petechia

Spanish: Chipe amarillo

Mangrove Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)
Photographed by adanml on iNaturalist

The yellow warbler (Setophaga petechia, formerly Dendroica petechia) is a New World warbler species. Sensu lato, they make up the most widespread species in the diverse Setophaga genus, breeding in almost the whole of North America and down to northern South America. Most often recorded in Oct.

TaxonomyAves › Passeriformes › Parulidae
Local records1 research-grade observation within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records7,715 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2025 – 2025
Months recorded near La Saladita
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Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Mangrove Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/setophaga-petechia/, 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.