Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinàlids)
- GenusPasserina (North American Buntings)
- SpeciesPasserina caerulea (Blue Grosbeak)
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 →
30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Grosbeak sighting in Badlands National Park, based on 280 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Badlands National Park
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Lazuli Bunting
Passerina amoena
Dickcissel
Spiza americana
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 Blue Grosbeak in Badlands National Park?
About 36% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Grosbeak sighting in Badlands National Park, based on 280 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blue Grosbeak in Badlands National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Blue Grosbeak in Badlands National Park in our monthly data.