Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyIcteridae (Ictèrids)
- GenusAgelaius (Agelaius Blackbirds)
- SpeciesAgelaius phoeniceus (Red-winged Blackbird)
Closest Relatives at Redwood National Park
Tricolored Blackbird
Agelaius tricolor
Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens
Pacific Wren
Troglodytes pacificus
📅 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 Red-winged Blackbird in Redwood National Park?
About 15% of visitor-days record a Red-winged Blackbird sighting in Redwood National Park, based on 334 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-winged Blackbird in Redwood National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Red-winged Blackbird in Redwood National Park in our monthly data.