Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinàlids)
- GenusCardinalis (Typical Cardinals)
- SpeciesCardinalis cardinalis (Northern Cardinal)
Closest Relatives at Cumbres de Monterrey National Park
Pyrrhuloxia
Cardinalis sinuatus
Hepatic Tanager
Piranga flava
Crimson-Collared Grosbeak
Rhodothraupis celaeno
Flame-colored Tanager
Piranga bidentata
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Blue Bunting
Cyanocompsa parellina
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
White-winged Tanager
Piranga leucoptera
Varied Bunting
Passerina versicolor
📅 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 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Northern Cardinal sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park, based on 277 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Cardinal in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Northern Cardinal in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park in our monthly data.