Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinàlids)
- GenusPheucticus (Pheucticus Grosbeaks)
- SpeciesPheucticus melanocephalus (Black-headed Grosbeak)
Closest Relatives at Joshua Tree National Park
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
Pyrrhuloxia
Cardinalis sinuatus
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Lazuli Bunting
Passerina amoena
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Dickcissel
Spiza americana
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris
Common Raven
Corvus corax
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
📅 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 Black-headed Grosbeak in Joshua Tree National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Black-headed Grosbeak sighting in Joshua Tree National Park, based on 95 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-headed Grosbeak in Joshua Tree National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Black-headed Grosbeak in Joshua Tree National Park in our monthly data.