Melodious Blackbird
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyIcteridae (Ictèrids)
- GenusDives (Melodious and Scrub Blackbirds)
- SpeciesDives dives (Melodious Blackbird)
Closest Relatives at Irazú Volcano National Park
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Yellow-billed Cacique
Amblycercus holosericeus
Sooty Thrush
Turdus nigrescens
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager
Chlorospingus pileatus
Slaty Flowerpiercer
Diglossa plumbea
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
Flame-throated Warbler
Oreothlypis gutturalis
Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus gracilirostris
📅 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 Melodious Blackbird in Irazú Volcano National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Melodious Blackbird sighting in Irazú Volcano National Park, based on 26 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Melodious Blackbird in Irazú Volcano National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Melodious Blackbird in Irazú Volcano National Park in our monthly data.