Blue Grosbeak
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Blue Grosbeak

Passerina caerulea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Acadia National Park
3 Verified records at Acadia National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The blue grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) is a medium-sized North American passerine bird in the cardinal family Cardinalidae. It is mainly migratory, wintering in Central America and breeding in northern Mexico and the southern United States. The male is blue with two brown wing bars. The female is mainly brown with scattered blue feathers on the upperparts and two brown wing bars. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Acadia National Park

Indigo Bunting
LC

Indigo Bunting

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passerina cyanea

<5% · Rare
Painted Bunting
LC

Painted Bunting

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passerina ciris

Insufficient data
Northern Cardinal
LC Endemic

Northern Cardinal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cardinalis cardinalis

20–30% · Possible
Black-headed Grosbeak
LC

Black-headed Grosbeak

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pheucticus melanocephalus

Insufficient data
Scarlet Tanager
LC

Scarlet Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Piranga olivacea

<5% · Rare
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
LC

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pheucticus ludovicianus

<5% · Rare
Western Tanager
LC

Western Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Piranga ludoviciana

<5% · Rare
Summer Tanager
LC

Summer Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Piranga rubra

<5% · Rare
Dickcissel
LC

Dickcissel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spiza americana

<5% · Rare
American Crow
LC

American Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus brachyrhynchos

80–90% · Very likely
Black-capped Chickadee
LC

Black-capped Chickadee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Poecile atricapillus

60–70% · Likely
Song Sparrow
LC Endemic

Song Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melospiza melodia

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Blue Grosbeak at Acadia National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
2 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
3 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
4 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
5 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
6 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
7 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
8 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
9 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
10 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
11 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
12 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
13 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
14 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
15 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
16 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
17 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
18 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
19 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
20 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
21 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
22 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
23 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
24 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
25 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
<5%
26 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
27 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
28 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
<5%
29 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
30 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
<5%
31 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
32 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
33 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
34 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
35 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
36 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
37 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
38 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
39 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
40 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
41 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
42 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
43 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
44 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
45 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
46 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
47 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
48 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
49 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
50 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
51 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
52 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
53 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
54 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
55 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
56 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
Insufficient data
57 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
58 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
59 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
60 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
61 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
62 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
63 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
64 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
65 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
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