Blue-black Grosbeak
Cyanocompsa cyanoides
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinàlids)
- GenusCyanocompsa (Blue Buntings)
- SpeciesCyanocompsa cyanoides (Blue-black Grosbeak)
The blue-black grosbeak (Cyanoloxia cyanoides) is a species of songbird in the family Cardinalidae. The South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society places this species in genus Cyanoloxia. In addition, in 2018 the committee split the eastern lowland population into a new species, the Amazonian grosbeak (Cyanoloxia rothschildii). Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-black Grosbeak sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano, based on 92 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Parque Natural Metropolitano
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager
Habia rubica
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
White-shouldered Tanager
Loriotus luctuosus
Cocoa Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus susurrans
Rufous-breasted Wren
Pheugopedius rutilus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Crimson-backed Tanager
Ramphocelus dimidiatus
Rufous-and-white Wren
Thryophilus rufalbus
📅 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-black Grosbeak in Parque Natural Metropolitano?
About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-black Grosbeak sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano, based on 92 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blue-black Grosbeak in Parque Natural Metropolitano?
July has the highest sighting rate for Blue-black Grosbeak in Parque Natural Metropolitano in our monthly data.