Olive-capped Warbler

Setophaga pityophila (Gundlach, 1855)

Parulidae — New World Warblers

Olive-capped Warbler, Setophaga pityophila, is a passerine of the New World warbler family that breeds in Cuba and the Bahamas. It is a resident bird of pine forest, with records from Grand Bahama, Little Abaco and Great Abaco, and from western and eastern Cuba. Its plumage is marked by a yellowish olive crown, black lores, a narrow yellow line above the eye, slate-grey upperparts, two wing bars, yellow underparts, and white on the belly and undertail coverts.

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Parulidae — New World Warblers
Breeding range
North America: Cuba and Bahamas
Olive-capped Warbler
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Tours where you can spot this bird

8 tours in Cuba

Cesar Birding Special — 12-Day Small-Group Birding Tour
Cesar Birding Special — 12-Day Small-Group Birding Tour
Cuba / Havana Group tour 12 days

A twelve-day small-group circuit combining western Cuban birds, La Turba, La Salina and Bermeja with Najasa and two northern cays, capped at...

From USD 2,300 Next: Nov 14, 2026
Cuban Wings — 15-Day Private Birding Tour
Cuban Wings — 15-Day Private Birding Tour
Cuba / Havana Private tour 15 days

Explore Cuba’s western birds, Zapata wetlands and northern cays over fifteen private days, adding Viñales, a botanical-garden stop near T...

From USD 2,730
Birding Days Cuba — 11-Day Private Birding Tour
Birding Days Cuba — 11-Day Private Birding Tour
Cuba / Havana Private tour 11 days

A private Cuba birding circuit from the western hills to Zapata, Najasa and the northern cays, with eleven days of travel and field time and...

From USD 2,080
Birding with Nils: Full Western Cuba Experience
Birding with Nils: Full Western Cuba Experience
Cuba / Havana Private tour 12 days

A 12-day complete western Cuba birding experience with Nils, adding Trinidad, Camaguey/Najasa and Cayo Coco specialties....

From USD 3,200
Birding Standard with Nils: Western Cuba and Cayo Coco
Birding Standard with Nils: Western Cuba and Cayo Coco
Cuba / Havana and Cayo Coco Private tour 11 days

An 11-day standard Cuba birding itinerary designed to maximize Cuban endemics and key species with efficient logistics....

From USD 2,750
Birding Express with Nils: Western Cuba and Trinidad
Birding Express with Nils: Western Cuba and Trinidad
Cuba / Havana and Trinidad Private tour 10 days

A 10-day Cuba birding express route from Havana through Soroa, Viñales, Zapata and Trinidad....

From USD 2,500
Birding with Nils: Short Western Cuba Itinerary
Birding with Nils: Short Western Cuba Itinerary
Cuba / Havana and Vinales Private tour 7 days

A compact 7-day western Cuba birding itinerary with Nils Navarro, focused on Cuban endemics and key western sites....

From USD 1,850
Viñales Birding Experience with Nils
Viñales Birding Experience with Nils
Cuba / Vinales Private tour 1 day

A half-day or full-day Viñales birding experience with Nils Navarro among mogotes, pine forest and tobacco valleys....

From USD 30