Northern Cardinal

Closest Relatives at Big Bend National Park

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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	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	80–90%
2	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	80–90%
3	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	80–90%
4	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	70–80%
5	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	60–70%
6	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
7	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
8	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
9	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
10	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
11	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
12	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
13	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
14	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
15	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
16	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
17	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
18	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	Insufficient data
19	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
20	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
21	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
22	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
23	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
24	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
25	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Cardinal in Big Bend National Park?

About 47% of visitor-days record a Northern Cardinal sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 2097 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Northern Cardinal in Big Bend National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Northern Cardinal in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.