Dickcissel
Spiza americana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinàlids)
- GenusSpiza (Dickcissels)
- SpeciesSpiza americana (Dickcissel)
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Dickcissel sighting in Badlands National Park, based on 61 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Badlands National Park
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Lazuli Bunting
Passerina amoena
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris
📅 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 Dickcissel in Badlands National Park?
About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Dickcissel sighting in Badlands National Park, based on 61 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Dickcissel in Badlands National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Dickcissel in Badlands National Park in our monthly data.