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 Joshua Tree National Park
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Hooded Oriole
Icterus cucullatus
Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Scott's Oriole
Icterus parisorum
Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
📅 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 Joshua Tree National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Yellow-headed Blackbird sighting in Joshua Tree National Park, based on 35 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Yellow-headed Blackbird in Joshua Tree National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-headed Blackbird in Joshua Tree National Park in our monthly data.