Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinàlids)
- GenusCardinalis (Typical Cardinals)
- SpeciesCardinalis cardinalis (Northern Cardinal)
Closest Relatives at Point Pelee National Park
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Dickcissel
Spiza americana
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
📅 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 Northern Cardinal in Point Pelee National Park?
About 85% of visitor-days record a Northern Cardinal sighting in Point Pelee National Park, based on 11435 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Cardinal in Point Pelee National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Northern Cardinal in Point Pelee National Park in our monthly data.