Pyrrhuloxia
Cardinalis sinuatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinàlids)
- GenusCardinalis (Typical Cardinals)
- SpeciesCardinalis sinuatus (Pyrrhuloxia)
The pyrrhuloxia or desert cardinal (Cardinalis sinuatus) is a medium-sized North American songbird found in the American southwest and northern Mexico. This distinctive species with a short, stout bill, red crest, and red wings closely resembles the northern cardinal and the vermilion cardinal, which are in the same genus. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Pyrrhuloxia sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park, based on 31 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Cumbres de Monterrey National Park
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Hepatic Tanager
Piranga flava
Crimson-Collared Grosbeak
Rhodothraupis celaeno
Flame-colored Tanager
Piranga bidentata
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Blue Bunting
Cyanocompsa parellina
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
White-winged Tanager
Piranga leucoptera
Varied Bunting
Passerina versicolor
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pyrrhuloxia in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Pyrrhuloxia sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park, based on 31 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Pyrrhuloxia in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Pyrrhuloxia in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park in our monthly data.