Northern Cardinal

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
80–90% · Very likely
overall probability at Point Pelee National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
70–80
Feb
80–90
Mar
90–100
Apr
80–90
May
80–90
Jun
70–80
Jul
80–90
Aug
70–80
Sep
60–70
Oct
60–70
Nov
70–80
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
80–90%
2 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
80–90%
3 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
80–90%
4 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
70–80%
5 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
60–70%
6 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
7 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
8 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
9 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
10 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
11 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
12 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
13 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
14 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
15 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
16 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
17 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
18 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
19 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
20 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
21 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
22 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
23 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
24 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
25 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data

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.

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