Warbla · Library
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas · Family Parulidae
Geothlypis trichas
Family Parulidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Parulidae
- GBIF occurrence records
- 8,541,863
- Countries and territories with records
- 50
About this species
This species has 8,541,863 occurrence records from 50 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from the United States (84.1%), Canada (13.8%) and Mexico (1%); together they account for 98.8% of the total. In the United States, this species accounts for 0.64% of all bird records in GBIF.
The scientific name Geothlypis trichas combines the genus name Geothlypis with the species epithet trichas. The Warbla app catalog lists 14 species of the genus Geothlypis; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Geothlypis tolmiei, Geothlypis philadelphia and Geothlypis formosa.
The catalog has GBIF record counts for 117 species of the family Parulidae. This species ranks 2nd among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Setophaga coronata. Its record count is 12.2 times the family average (702,186). The family Parulidae belongs to the order Passeriformes, which has 6,193 species in the Warbla app catalog.