Yellow-headed Blackbird
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyIcteridae (Ictèrids)
- GenusXanthocephalus (Yellow-headed Blackbirds)
- SpeciesXanthocephalus xanthocephalus (Yellow-headed Blackbird)
Closest Relatives at Elk Island National Park
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Rusty Blackbird
Euphagus carolinus
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
📅 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 Yellow-headed Blackbird in Elk Island National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Yellow-headed Blackbird sighting in Elk Island National Park, based on 36 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Yellow-headed Blackbird in Elk Island National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-headed Blackbird in Elk Island National Park in our monthly data.