Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinàlids)
- GenusCardinalis (Typical Cardinals)
- SpeciesCardinalis cardinalis (Northern Cardinal)
Closest Relatives at Shenandoah National Park
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Dickcissel
Spiza americana
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
📅 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 Northern Cardinal in Shenandoah National Park?
About 84% of visitor-days record a Northern Cardinal sighting in Shenandoah National Park, based on 14522 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Cardinal in Shenandoah National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Northern Cardinal in Shenandoah National Park in our monthly data.