Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinàlids)
- GenusPasserina (North American Buntings)
- SpeciesPasserina caerulea (Blue Grosbeak)
Closest Relatives at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Lazuli Bunting
Passerina amoena
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
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 Blue Grosbeak in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Blue Grosbeak sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, based on 23 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blue Grosbeak in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?
June has the highest sighting rate for Blue Grosbeak in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in our monthly data.