Blue Grosbeak
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Blue Grosbeak

Passerina caerulea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Yosemite National Park
1 Verified records at Yosemite National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The blue grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) is a medium-sized North American passerine bird in the cardinal family Cardinalidae. It is mainly migratory, wintering in Central America and breeding in northern Mexico and the southern United States. The male is blue with two brown wing bars. The female is mainly brown with scattered blue feathers on the upperparts and two brown wing bars. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Yosemite National Park

Lazuli Bunting
LC

Lazuli Bunting

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passerina amoena

10–20% · With luck
Western Tanager
LC

Western Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Piranga ludoviciana

30–40% · Possible
Black-headed Grosbeak
LC

Black-headed Grosbeak

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pheucticus melanocephalus

30–40% · Possible
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
LC

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pheucticus ludovicianus

Insufficient data
Dark-eyed Junco
LC

Dark-eyed Junco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Junco hyemalis

80–90% · Very likely
Steller's Jay
LC Endemic

Steller's Jay

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanocitta stelleri

70–80% · Very likely
American Robin
LC Endemic

American Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus migratorius

70–80% · Very likely
Common Raven
LC

Common Raven

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus corax

70–80% · Very likely
Mountain Chickadee
LC

Mountain Chickadee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Poecile gambeli

60–70% · Likely
Yellow-rumped Warbler
LC

Yellow-rumped Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga coronata

60–70% · Likely
Song Sparrow
LC Endemic

Song Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melospiza melodia

40–50% · Likely
Red-breasted Nuthatch
LC

Red-breasted Nuthatch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sitta canadensis

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Blue Grosbeak at Yosemite National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

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