Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinàlids)
- GenusCardinalis (Typical Cardinals)
- SpeciesCardinalis cardinalis (Northern Cardinal)
Closest Relatives at Big Cypress National Preserve
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Dickcissel
Spiza americana
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
📅 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 Big Cypress National Preserve?
About 48% of visitor-days record a Northern Cardinal sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve, based on 1054 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Cardinal in Big Cypress National Preserve?
May has the highest sighting rate for Northern Cardinal in Big Cypress National Preserve in our monthly data.