Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinàlids)
- GenusCardinalis (Typical Cardinals)
- SpeciesCardinalis cardinalis (Northern Cardinal)
Closest Relatives at Celestún Biosphere Reserve
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Dickcissel
Spiza americana
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Blue Bunting
Cyanocompsa parellina
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
Tropical Mockingbird
Mimus gilvus
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Mangrove Vireo
Vireo pallens
📅 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 Celestún Biosphere Reserve?
About 25% of visitor-days record a Northern Cardinal sighting in Celestún Biosphere Reserve, based on 375 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Cardinal in Celestún Biosphere Reserve?
June has the highest sighting rate for Northern Cardinal in Celestún Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.