Melodious Blackbird
Dives dives
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyIcteridae (Ictèrids)
- GenusDives (Melodious and Scrub Blackbirds)
- SpeciesDives dives (Melodious Blackbird)
The melodious blackbird (Dives dives) is a species of bird in the family Icteridae, the oropendolas, New World orioles, and New World blackbirds. It is found from Mexico to Costa Rica. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Melodious Blackbird sighting in Los Quetzales National Park, based on 585 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Los Quetzales National Park
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Giant Cowbird
Molothrus oryzivorus
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus
Yellow-billed Cacique
Amblycercus holosericeus
Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Chestnut-headed Oropendola
Psarocolius wagleri
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Flame-colored Tanager
Piranga bidentata
Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager
Chlorospingus pileatus
📅 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 Los Quetzales National Park?
About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Melodious Blackbird sighting in Los Quetzales National Park, based on 585 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Melodious Blackbird in Los Quetzales National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Melodious Blackbird in Los Quetzales National Park in our monthly data.