Red-breasted Blackbird
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Red-breasted Blackbird

Sturnella militaris

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Tortuguero National Park
57 Verified sightings at Tortuguero National Park From 2019 to 2026
2,925 Verified sightings across all 33 parks From 2019 to 2026
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Red-breasted Blackbird

The red-breasted meadowlark (Leistes militaris) is a passerine bird in the New World family Icteridae. It was formerly named red-breasted blackbird but is not closely related to the red-winged blackbird group. The red-breasted meadowlark was formally described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae. He placed it with the buntings in the genus Emberiza and coined the binomial name Emberiza militaris. Linnaeus cited his own catalogue of the cabinet of curiosities belonging to the king of Sweden, Adolf Frederick, as well as the description and illustration of the "Greater Bull-Finch" by the English naturalist George Edwards's that had been published in 1747. Neither Edwards nor Linnaeus knew the origin of their specimens but in 1902 the German ornithologists Hans von Berlepsch and Ernst Hartert designated type locality as Suriname. The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.

The red-breasted meadowlark is a small icterid, 19 cm (7.5 in) long and weighing 40–48 g (1.4–1.7 oz). Males are larger than females. The male has mainly black plumage, apart from a bright red throat, belly and wing... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Tortuguero National Park

Eastern Meadowlark
NT

Eastern Meadowlark

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sturnella magna

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Montezuma Oropendola
LC

Montezuma Oropendola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psarocolius montezuma

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
Great-tailed Grackle
LC

Great-tailed Grackle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Quiscalus mexicanus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Melodious Blackbird
LC

Melodious Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dives dives

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Black-cowled Oriole
LC

Black-cowled Oriole

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Icterus prosthemelas

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Scarlet-rumped Cacique
LC

Scarlet-rumped Cacique

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cacicus uropygialis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Baltimore Oriole
LC

Baltimore Oriole

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Icterus galbula

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Chestnut-headed Oropendola
LC

Chestnut-headed Oropendola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psarocolius wagleri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Red-winged Blackbird
LC

Red-winged Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Agelaius phoeniceus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Giant Cowbird
LC

Giant Cowbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Molothrus oryzivorus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Bronzed Cowbird
LC

Bronzed Cowbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Molothrus aeneus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Orchard Oriole
LC

Orchard Oriole

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Icterus spurius

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
2 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
3 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~20%
4 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
5 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
6 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
7 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
8 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
9 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
10 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
11 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
12 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
13 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
14 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
15 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
16 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
17 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
18 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
19 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
20 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
21 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
22 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
23 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
24 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
25 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
26 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
27 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
28 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
29 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
30 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
31 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
32 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
33 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-breasted Blackbird in Tortuguero National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-breasted Blackbird sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 57 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Red-breasted Blackbird in Tortuguero National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Red-breasted Blackbird in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.

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