Genus

North American Buntings

Passerina

6 species in our catalog · found in 89 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinals and Allies)
GenusPasserina (North American Buntings)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Passerina caerulea

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Passerina cyanea

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Passerina ciris

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Passerina amoena

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Passerina versicolor

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Endemic

Passerina rositae

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see North American Buntings

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	~50%
	Blue Grosbeak			~20%
	Painted Bunting			~20%
	Varied Bunting			~20%
	Lazuli Bunting			<5%
	Indigo Bunting			<5%
2	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~40%
	Blue Grosbeak			~40%
	Indigo Bunting			<5%
	Lazuli Bunting			<5%
3	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	~40%
	Indigo Bunting			~20%
	Painted Bunting			~20%
	Blue Grosbeak			<5%
4	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	5	~30%
	Indigo Bunting			~10%
	Varied Bunting			~10%
	Painted Bunting			~10%
	Blue Grosbeak			~10%
	Rose-bellied Bunting			Insufficient data
5	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	~30%
	Indigo Bunting			~20%
	Painted Bunting			~10%
	Blue Grosbeak			~10%
6	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	~30%
	Indigo Bunting			~20%
	Painted Bunting			~10%
	Blue Grosbeak			<5%
7	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~30%
	Indigo Bunting			~30%
	Blue Grosbeak			<5%
	Painted Bunting			Insufficient data
8	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	~30%
	Indigo Bunting			~20%
	Painted Bunting			~10%
	Blue Grosbeak			Insufficient data
9	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3	~30%
	Indigo Bunting			~20%
	Painted Bunting			Insufficient data
	Blue Grosbeak			<5%
10	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~30%
	Indigo Bunting			~20%
	Blue Grosbeak			~10%
11	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	~20%
	Blue Grosbeak			~20%
	Lazuli Bunting			<5%
	Painted Bunting			<5%
	Varied Bunting			<5%
	Indigo Bunting			<5%
12	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~20%
	Lazuli Bunting			~20%
	Varied Bunting			~10%
13	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~20%
	Indigo Bunting			~20%
	Blue Grosbeak			~10%
	Painted Bunting			<5%
14	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	~20%
	Indigo Bunting			~10%
	Blue Grosbeak			<5%
	Painted Bunting			<5%
15	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	3	~20%
	Indigo Bunting			~20%
	Painted Bunting			<5%
	Blue Grosbeak			<5%
16	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	2	~20%
	Indigo Bunting			~10%
	Blue Grosbeak			Insufficient data
17	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~20%
	Blue Grosbeak			Insufficient data
	Indigo Bunting			~10%
18	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	~20%
	Lazuli Bunting			~10%
	Blue Grosbeak			<5%
	Indigo Bunting			<5%
	Painted Bunting			Insufficient data
19	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	3	~10%
	Lazuli Bunting			~10%
	Blue Grosbeak			<5%
	Indigo Bunting			Insufficient data
20	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	3	~10%
	Painted Bunting			~10%
	Indigo Bunting			<5%
	Blue Grosbeak			<5%
21	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	~10%
	Indigo Bunting			~10%
	Painted Bunting			<5%
	Blue Grosbeak			<5%
22	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	3	~10%
	Indigo Bunting			~10%
	Painted Bunting			<5%
	Blue Grosbeak			<5%
23	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	3	~10%
	Indigo Bunting			~10%
	Painted Bunting			<5%
	Blue Grosbeak			<5%
24	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~10%
	Painted Bunting			~10%
	Blue Grosbeak			<5%
	Indigo Bunting			Insufficient data
25	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Lazuli Bunting			~10%
	Blue Grosbeak			Insufficient data
26	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	~10%
	Indigo Bunting			~10%
	Blue Grosbeak			<5%
	Painted Bunting			<5%
27	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Lazuli Bunting			~10%
	Blue Grosbeak			Insufficient data
28	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	~10%
	Lazuli Bunting			~10%
	Blue Grosbeak			<5%
	Indigo Bunting			<5%
	Painted Bunting			Insufficient data
29	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Indigo Bunting			~10%
30	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	~10%
	Lazuli Bunting			~10%
	Blue Grosbeak			<5%
	Varied Bunting			<5%
	Indigo Bunting			<5%
	Painted Bunting			<5%
31	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	4	~10%
	Blue Grosbeak			~10%
	Varied Bunting			Insufficient data
	Lazuli Bunting			Insufficient data
	Indigo Bunting			Insufficient data
32	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~10%
	Indigo Bunting			~10%
	Blue Grosbeak			<5%
	Painted Bunting			<5%
33	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~10%
	Blue Grosbeak			<5%
	Painted Bunting			<5%
	Indigo Bunting			<5%
34	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Lazuli Bunting			~10%
35	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	3	~10%
	Indigo Bunting			<5%
	Blue Grosbeak			<5%
	Painted Bunting			<5%
36	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	~10%
	Lazuli Bunting			~10%
	Blue Grosbeak			Insufficient data
	Varied Bunting			Insufficient data
37	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Lazuli Bunting			~10%
38	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~10%
	Lazuli Bunting			~10%
	Indigo Bunting			<5%
	Blue Grosbeak			Insufficient data
39	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~10%
	Painted Bunting			<5%
	Blue Grosbeak			<5%
	Indigo Bunting			<5%
40	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~10%
	Painted Bunting			<5%
	Blue Grosbeak			<5%
	Indigo Bunting			Insufficient data
41	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Lazuli Bunting			~10%
	Indigo Bunting			<5%
42	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	2	~10%
	Indigo Bunting			<5%
	Blue Grosbeak			<5%
43	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~10%
	Painted Bunting			<5%
	Blue Grosbeak			Insufficient data
	Indigo Bunting			Insufficient data
44	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Indigo Bunting			~10%
45	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	~10%
	Indigo Bunting			Insufficient data
	Lazuli Bunting			<5%
	Blue Grosbeak			<5%
	Painted Bunting			Insufficient data
46	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	<5%
	Blue Grosbeak			<5%
	Painted Bunting			<5%
	Indigo Bunting			<5%
47	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	5	<5%
	Blue Grosbeak			<5%
	Lazuli Bunting			<5%
	Painted Bunting			<5%
	Indigo Bunting			<5%
	Varied Bunting			Insufficient data
48	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	<5%
	Lazuli Bunting			Insufficient data
	Indigo Bunting			Insufficient data
49	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	<5%
	Painted Bunting			Insufficient data
	Indigo Bunting			<5%
	Blue Grosbeak			Insufficient data
50	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	3	<5%
	Indigo Bunting			<5%
	Painted Bunting			<5%
	Blue Grosbeak			Insufficient data
51	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	<5%
	Painted Bunting			<5%
	Indigo Bunting			Insufficient data
	Blue Grosbeak			Insufficient data
52	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	<5%
	Indigo Bunting			<5%
	Blue Grosbeak			<5%
	Painted Bunting			<5%
53	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	3	<5%
	Indigo Bunting			<5%
	Painted Bunting			<5%
	Blue Grosbeak			<5%
54	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	<5%
	Lazuli Bunting			<5%
	Blue Grosbeak			<5%
	Indigo Bunting			<5%
	Painted Bunting			Insufficient data
55	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	2	<5%
	Lazuli Bunting			Insufficient data
	Indigo Bunting			Insufficient data
56	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Indigo Bunting			Insufficient data
57	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Indigo Bunting			<5%
58	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	3	<5%
	Indigo Bunting			Insufficient data
	Painted Bunting			Insufficient data
	Blue Grosbeak			Insufficient data
59	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	<5%
	Indigo Bunting			<5%
	Blue Grosbeak			<5%
60	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Indigo Bunting			<5%
	Blue Grosbeak			Insufficient data
61	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	<5%
	Indigo Bunting			Insufficient data
	Painted Bunting			Insufficient data
62	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	<5%
	Indigo Bunting			Insufficient data
	Blue Grosbeak			Insufficient data
63	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	3	<5%
	Blue Grosbeak			<5%
	Painted Bunting			<5%
	Indigo Bunting			Insufficient data
64	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	<5%
	Blue Grosbeak			<5%
65	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	<5%
	Indigo Bunting			<5%
	Painted Bunting			<5%
	Blue Grosbeak			Insufficient data
66	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	<5%
	Indigo Bunting			<5%
67	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	<5%
	Lazuli Bunting			<5%
	Blue Grosbeak			<5%
	Indigo Bunting			Insufficient data
68	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Lazuli Bunting			<5%
69	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	<5%
	Indigo Bunting			<5%
	Painted Bunting			<5%
	Blue Grosbeak			Insufficient data
70	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	<5%
	Indigo Bunting			<5%
	Blue Grosbeak			Insufficient data
	Painted Bunting			Insufficient data
71	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Indigo Bunting			<5%
72	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	<5%
	Blue Grosbeak			<5%
	Indigo Bunting			Insufficient data
73	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Indigo Bunting			<5%
	Blue Grosbeak			<5%
74	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Indigo Bunting			<5%
75	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Indigo Bunting			<5%
	Blue Grosbeak			Insufficient data
76	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	<5%
	Indigo Bunting			<5%
	Blue Grosbeak			Insufficient data
	Painted Bunting			Insufficient data
77	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	1	<5%
	Indigo Bunting			<5%
78	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	<5%
	Indigo Bunting			<5%
	Painted Bunting			Insufficient data
	Blue Grosbeak			Insufficient data
79	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	<5%
	Indigo Bunting			<5%
	Blue Grosbeak			<5%
	Painted Bunting			<5%
80	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Blue Grosbeak			Insufficient data
	Indigo Bunting			Insufficient data
81	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Painted Bunting			Insufficient data
82	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	<5%
	Indigo Bunting			<5%
	Painted Bunting			<5%
	Blue Grosbeak			Insufficient data
83	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Indigo Bunting			Insufficient data
84	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Indigo Bunting			Insufficient data
85	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	<5%
	Painted Bunting			Insufficient data
	Indigo Bunting			Insufficient data
	Blue Grosbeak			Insufficient data
86	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	<5%
	Indigo Bunting			<5%
	Lazuli Bunting			<5%
	Painted Bunting			<5%
87	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1	<5%
	Indigo Bunting			Insufficient data
88	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Indigo Bunting			<5%
89	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Lazuli Bunting			Insufficient data

North American Buntings

Species in this group

Blue Grosbeak

Indigo Bunting

Painted Bunting

Lazuli Bunting

Varied Bunting

Rose-bellied Bunting

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see North American Buntings

Parks Ranked