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 →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-black Grosbeak sighting in Piedras Blancas National Park, based on 321 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Piedras Blancas National Park
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Hepatic Tanager
Piranga flava
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
Dickcissel
Spiza americana
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
📅 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 Piedras Blancas National Park?
About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-black Grosbeak sighting in Piedras Blancas National Park, based on 321 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blue-black Grosbeak in Piedras Blancas National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Blue-black Grosbeak in Piedras Blancas National Park in our monthly data.