Black Catbird

Black Catbird

Melanoptila glabrirostris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
50–60
Jun
50–60
Jul
60–70
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
70–80%
2 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
3 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
4 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
5 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
6 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Catbird in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?

About 37% of visitor-days record a Black Catbird sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 757 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black Catbird in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?

August has the highest sighting rate for Black Catbird in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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