Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinàlids)
- GenusPasserina (North American Buntings)
- SpeciesPasserina caerulea (Blue Grosbeak)
Closest Relatives at Joshua Tree National Park
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Lazuli Bunting
Passerina amoena
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
Pyrrhuloxia
Cardinalis sinuatus
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Dickcissel
Spiza americana
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 Blue Grosbeak in Joshua Tree National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Blue Grosbeak sighting in Joshua Tree National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blue Grosbeak in Joshua Tree National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Blue Grosbeak in Joshua Tree National Park in our monthly data.