Blue-black Grosbeak
Cyanocompsa cyanoides
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinàlids)
- GenusCyanocompsa (Blue Buntings)
- SpeciesCyanocompsa cyanoides (Blue-black Grosbeak)
The blue-black grosbeak (Cyanoloxia cyanoides) is a species of songbird in the family Cardinalidae. The South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society places this species in genus Cyanoloxia. In addition, in 2018 the committee split the eastern lowland population into a new species, the Amazonian grosbeak (Cyanoloxia rothschildii). Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-black Grosbeak sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 765 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Hepatic Tanager
Piranga flava
Carmiol's Tanager
Chlorothraupis carmioli
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Flame-colored Tanager
Piranga bidentata
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager
Habia rubica
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Black-faced Grosbeak
Caryothraustes poliogaster
Black-thighed Grosbeak
Pheucticus tibialis
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blue-black Grosbeak in Arenal Volcano National Park?
About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-black Grosbeak sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 765 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blue-black Grosbeak in Arenal Volcano National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Blue-black Grosbeak in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.