Painted Bunting
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Painted Bunting

Passerina ciris

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

The painted bunting (Passerina ciris) is a species of bird in the cardinal family, Cardinalidae. It is native to North America. The bright plumage of the male develops beginning in the second year of life; in the first year, they can be distinguished from the female only by close inspection. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Joshua Tree National Park

Indigo Bunting
LC

Indigo Bunting

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passerina cyanea

Insufficient data
Lazuli Bunting
LC

Lazuli Bunting

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passerina amoena

<5% · Rare
Blue Grosbeak
LC

Blue Grosbeak

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passerina caerulea

<5% · Rare
Western Tanager
LC

Western Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Piranga ludoviciana

<5% · Rare
Pyrrhuloxia
LC

Pyrrhuloxia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cardinalis sinuatus

Insufficient data
Scarlet Tanager
LC

Scarlet Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Piranga olivacea

Insufficient data
Black-headed Grosbeak
LC

Black-headed Grosbeak

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pheucticus melanocephalus

<5% · Rare
Summer Tanager
LC

Summer Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Piranga rubra

<5% · Rare
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
LC

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pheucticus ludovicianus

Insufficient data
Dickcissel
LC

Dickcissel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spiza americana

Insufficient data
Common Raven
LC

Common Raven

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus corax

80–90% · Very likely
House Finch
LC Endemic

House Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Haemorhous mexicanus

70–80% · Very likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Painted Bunting at Joshua Tree 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 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
2 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
3 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
4 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
5 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
6 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
7 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
8 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
9 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
10 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
11 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
12 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
13 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
14 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
15 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
16 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
17 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
18 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
19 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
20 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
21 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
22 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
23 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
24 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
25 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
26 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
27 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
28 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
<5%
29 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
<5%
30 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
31 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
32 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
33 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
34 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
35 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
36 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
37 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
38 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
39 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
40 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
41 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
42 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
43 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
44 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
45 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
46 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
47 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
48 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
49 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
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