Indigo Bunting
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Indigo Bunting

Passerina cyanea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · Rare
overall probability at Isle Royale National Park
15 Verified records at Isle Royale National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea) is a small seed-eating bird in the cardinal family, Cardinalidae. It is migratory, ranging from southern Canada to northern Florida during the breeding season, and from southern Florida to northern South America during the winter. It often migrates by night, using the stars to navigate. Its habitat is farmland, brush areas, and open woodland. The indigo bunting is closely related to the lazuli bunting and interbreeds with the species where their ranges overlap. The indigo bunting is a small bird, measuring 11.5–13 cm (4.5–5.1 in) in length. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Indigo Bunting sighting in Isle Royale National Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Isle Royale National Park

Rose-breasted Grosbeak
LC

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pheucticus ludovicianus

<5% · Rare
Scarlet Tanager
LC

Scarlet Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Piranga olivacea

Insufficient data
Northern Cardinal
LC Endemic

Northern Cardinal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cardinalis cardinalis

Insufficient data
Yellow-rumped Warbler
LC

Yellow-rumped Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga coronata

60–70% · Likely
Black-capped Chickadee
LC

Black-capped Chickadee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Poecile atricapillus

60–70% · Likely
White-throated Sparrow
LC

White-throated Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zonotrichia albicollis

60–70% · Likely
Blue Jay
LC

Blue Jay

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanocitta cristata

60–70% · Likely
Common Raven
LC

Common Raven

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus corax

50–60% · Likely
American Redstart
LC

American Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga ruticilla

50–60% · Likely
Red-breasted Nuthatch
LC

Red-breasted Nuthatch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sitta canadensis

50–60% · Likely
Nashville Warbler
LC

Nashville Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leiothlypis ruficapilla

50–60% · Likely
Black-throated Green Warbler
LC

Black-throated Green Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga virens

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
5–10
Dec

☀️ 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 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
2 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
3 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
4 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
5 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
6 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
7 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
8 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
9 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
10 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
11 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
10–20%
12 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
13 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
5–10%
14 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
15 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
5–10%
16 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
17 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
5–10%
18 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
19 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
20 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
<5%
21 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
22 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
<5%
23 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
24 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
25 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
26 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
27 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
28 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
29 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
30 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
31 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
32 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
33 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
<5%
34 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
35 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
36 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
37 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
38 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
39 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
40 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
41 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
42 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
43 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
44 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
45 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
46 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
<5%
47 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
48 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
49 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
50 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
51 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
52 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
53 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
54 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
55 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
56 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
57 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
58 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
59 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
60 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
61 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
62 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
63 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
64 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
65 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
66 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
67 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
68 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
69 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica
Insufficient data
70 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
71 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
72 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
73 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
74 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
75 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
Insufficient data
76 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
77 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
78 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Indigo Bunting in Isle Royale National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Indigo Bunting sighting in Isle Royale National Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Indigo Bunting in Isle Royale National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Indigo Bunting in Isle Royale National Park in our monthly data.

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