Phainopepla
Phainopepla nitens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPtilogonatidae
- GenusPhainopepla
- SpeciesPhainopepla nitens (Phainopepla)
Closest Relatives at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
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
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 10 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 13 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Phainopepla in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Phainopepla sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, based on 102 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Phainopepla in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?
January has the highest sighting rate for Phainopepla in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in our monthly data.