Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinàlids)
- GenusPheucticus (Pheucticus Grosbeaks)
- SpeciesPheucticus ludovicianus (Rose-breasted Grosbeak)
Closest Relatives at Big Bend National Park
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Pyrrhuloxia
Cardinalis sinuatus
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
Varied Bunting
Passerina versicolor
Hepatic Tanager
Piranga flava
Lazuli Bunting
Passerina amoena
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Dickcissel
Spiza americana
📅 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 Rose-breasted Grosbeak in Big Bend National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Rose-breasted Grosbeak sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 73 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rose-breasted Grosbeak in Big Bend National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Rose-breasted Grosbeak in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.