Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinàlids)
- GenusCardinalis (Typical Cardinals)
- SpeciesCardinalis cardinalis (Northern Cardinal)
Closest Relatives at Acadia National Park
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Dickcissel
Spiza americana
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
📅 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 Northern Cardinal in Acadia National Park?
About 26% of visitor-days record a Northern Cardinal sighting in Acadia National Park, based on 3054 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Cardinal in Acadia National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Northern Cardinal in Acadia National Park in our monthly data.