Black-faced Grosbeak
Caryothraustes poliogaster
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinàlids)
- GenusCaryothraustes (Black-faced and Yellow-green Grosbeaks)
- SpeciesCaryothraustes poliogaster (Black-faced Grosbeak)
Closest Relatives at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Blue-black Grosbeak
Cyanocompsa cyanoides
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager
Habia rubica
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Hepatic Tanager
Piranga flava
Gray-throated Chat
Granatellus sallaei
Dickcissel
Spiza americana
Rose-throated Tanager
Piranga roseogularis
Spot-breasted Wren
Pheugopedius maculipectus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 2 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 7 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 8 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-faced Grosbeak in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?
About 29% of visitor-days record a Black-faced Grosbeak sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 323 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-faced Grosbeak in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?
April has the highest sighting rate for Black-faced Grosbeak in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.