Dickcissel
Spiza americana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinàlids)
- GenusSpiza (Dickcissels)
- SpeciesSpiza americana (Dickcissel)
Closest Relatives at Tortuguero National Park
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Blue-black Grosbeak
Cyanocompsa cyanoides
Black-faced Grosbeak
Caryothraustes poliogaster
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Carmiol's Tanager
Chlorothraupis carmioli
Montezuma Oropendola
Psarocolius montezuma
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
📅 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 Dickcissel in Tortuguero National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Dickcissel sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Dickcissel in Tortuguero National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Dickcissel in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.