Black Catbird
Melanoptila glabrirostris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMimidae (Mímids)
- GenusMelanoptila
- SpeciesMelanoptila glabrirostris (Black Catbird)
Closest Relatives at Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park
Tropical Mockingbird
Mimus gilvus
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Tiaris olivaceus
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
Yucatán Vireo
Vireo magister
Yellow-throated Warbler
Setophaga dominica
📅 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 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black Catbird in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park?
About 75% of visitor-days record a Black Catbird sighting in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park, based on 1157 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Catbird in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Black Catbird in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park in our monthly data.