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Blue Bunting

Cyanocompsa parellina

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
16 Verified records at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The blue bunting (Cyanocompsa parellina) is a species of passerine in the family Cardinalidae, the cardinals or cardinal grosbeaks. It is found in Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Bunting sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve

Northern Cardinal
LC Endemic

Northern Cardinal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cardinalis cardinalis

20–30% · Possible
Indigo Bunting
LC

Indigo Bunting

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passerina cyanea

10–20% · With luck
Painted Bunting
LC

Painted Bunting

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passerina ciris

10–20% · With luck
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager
LC

Red-crowned Ant-Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Habia rubica

Insufficient data
Rose-throated Tanager
LC

Rose-throated Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Piranga roseogularis

Insufficient data
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
LC

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pheucticus ludovicianus

<5% · Rare
Blue Grosbeak
LC

Blue Grosbeak

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passerina caerulea

<5% · Rare
Summer Tanager
LC

Summer Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Piranga rubra

<5% · Rare
Dickcissel
LC

Dickcissel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spiza americana

Insufficient data
Yellow Warbler
LC Endemic

Yellow Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga petechia

50–60% · Likely
Great-tailed Grackle
LC Endemic

Great-tailed Grackle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Quiscalus mexicanus

50–60% · Likely
Tropical Mockingbird
LC Endemic

Tropical Mockingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mimus gilvus

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
2 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
3 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
5–10%
4 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
5 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
6 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
7 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
8 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Blue Bunting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Bunting sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Blue Bunting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?

March has the highest sighting rate for Blue Bunting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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