Blue Bunting
Cyanocompsa parellina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinàlids)
- GenusCyanocompsa (Blue Buntings)
- SpeciesCyanocompsa parellina (Blue Bunting)
Closest Relatives at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Rose-throated Tanager
Piranga roseogularis
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager
Habia rubica
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Gray-throated Chat
Granatellus sallaei
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris
Dickcissel
Spiza americana
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 4 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 8 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blue Bunting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
About 18% of visitor-days record a Blue Bunting sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 382 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blue Bunting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
February has the highest sighting rate for Blue Bunting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.