Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinàlids)
- GenusCardinalis (Typical Cardinals)
- SpeciesCardinalis cardinalis (Northern Cardinal)
Closest Relatives at Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Pyrrhuloxia
Cardinalis sinuatus
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Hepatic Tanager
Piranga flava
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Lazuli Bunting
Passerina amoena
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris
Varied Bunting
Passerina versicolor
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Dickcissel
Spiza americana
📅 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 Guadalupe Mountains National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Northern Cardinal sighting in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Cardinal in Guadalupe Mountains National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Northern Cardinal in Guadalupe Mountains National Park in our monthly data.