Dickcissel

Spiza americana

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinals and Allies)
GenusSpiza (Dickcissels)
SpeciesSpiza americana (Dickcissel)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Cabo Pulmo National Park

1 Verified sightings at Cabo Pulmo National Park From 2019 to 2026

2,097 Verified sightings across all 60 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Dickcissel

The dickcissel (Spiza americana) is a small seed-eating migratory bird in the family Cardinalidae. It breeds on the prairie grasslands of the Midwestern United States and winters in Central America, northern Colombia, and northern Venezuela. It is the only member of the genus Spiza, though some sources list another supposedly extinct species.

The dickcissel was formally described in 1789 by German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin under the binomial name Emberiza americana. Gmelin based his account on the "black-throated bunting" that the Welsh naturalist Thomas Pennant had described and illustrated in 1785 in his Arctic Zoology. The dickcissel is now the only species placed in the genus Spiza that was introduced in 1824 by French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte. The genus name Spiza is the Ancient Greek word for a common type of finch, now assumed to be a chaffinch. The species is monotypic; no subspecies are recognised.

The dickcissel is part of a group of the Cardinalidae that also includes Amaurospiza, Cyanocompsa, Cyanoloxia, and Passerina. Spiza is the only one among these that lacks blue structural colors in its plumage. Though the color pattern and habits... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Cabo Pulmo National Park

LC Endemic

Cardinalis cardinalis

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Cardinalis sinuatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Pheucticus melanocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Passerina amoena

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Passerina versicolor

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Piranga ludoviciana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Auriparus flaviceps

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Mimus polyglottos

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Myiarchus cinerascens

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Aphelocoma californica

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Icterus cucullatus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

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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	Daily sighting probability
1	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
2	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
3	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
4	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
5	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
6	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
7	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
8	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
9	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
10	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
11	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
12	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	<5%
13	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
14	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
15	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
16	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	<5%
17	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
18	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
19	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
20	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
21	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
22	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
23	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
24	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
25	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
26	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
27	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
28	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
29	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
30	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
31	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
32	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
33	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
34	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
35	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
36	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	Insufficient data
37	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
38	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
39	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
40	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
41	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
42	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
43	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
44	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
45	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
46	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
47	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
48	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
49	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
50	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	Insufficient data
51	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
52	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
53	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
54	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
55	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
56	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
57	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
58	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
59	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
60	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

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Dickcissel

About the Dickcissel

Closest Relatives at Cabo Pulmo National Park

Northern Cardinal

Pyrrhuloxia

Black-headed Grosbeak

Lazuli Bunting

Varied Bunting

Western Tanager

Verdin

Northern Mockingbird

Ash-throated Flycatcher

California Scrub-Jay

Cactus Wren

Hooded Oriole

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found