Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinàlids)
- GenusPheucticus (Pheucticus Grosbeaks)
- SpeciesPheucticus melanocephalus (Black-headed Grosbeak)
Closest Relatives at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
Lazuli Bunting
Passerina amoena
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
California Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma californica
📅 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 Black-headed Grosbeak in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?
About 17% of visitor-days record a Black-headed Grosbeak sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, based on 488 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-headed Grosbeak in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?
May has the highest sighting rate for Black-headed Grosbeak in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in our monthly data.