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 Manuel Antonio National Park
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Bronzed Cowbird
Molothrus aeneus
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
Giant Cowbird
Molothrus oryzivorus
Red-breasted Blackbird
Sturnella militaris
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Montezuma Oropendola
Psarocolius montezuma
Scarlet-rumped Cacique
Cacicus uropygialis
Black-cowled Oriole
Icterus prosthemelas
📅 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 Manuel Antonio National Park?
About 22% of visitor-days record a Melodious Blackbird sighting in Manuel Antonio National Park, based on 325 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Melodious Blackbird in Manuel Antonio National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Melodious Blackbird in Manuel Antonio National Park in our monthly data.