Phainopepla
Phainopepla nitens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPtilogonatidae
- GenusPhainopepla
- SpeciesPhainopepla nitens (Phainopepla)
Closest Relatives at Big Bend National Park
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
Common Raven
Corvus corax
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
Cactus Wren
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Pyrrhuloxia
Cardinalis sinuatus
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Myiarchus cinerascens
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Canyon Towhee
Melozone fusca
Verdin
Auriparus flaviceps
Black-throated Sparrow
Amphispiza bilineata
Mexican Jay
Aphelocoma wollweberi
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 10 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 13 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Phainopepla in Big Bend National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Phainopepla sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 268 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Phainopepla in Big Bend National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Phainopepla in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.