Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFringillidae (Fringíl·lids)
- GenusHaemorhous (American Rosefinches)
- SpeciesHaemorhous cassinii (Cassin's Finch)
Closest Relatives at Yosemite National Park
Purple Finch
Haemorhous purpureus
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte tephrocotis
Evening Grosbeak
Hesperiphona vespertina
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Spinus lawrencei
Pine Grosbeak
Pinicola enucleator
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
📅 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 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 12 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 15 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 17 | Badlands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 18 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cassin's Finch in Yosemite National Park?
About 20% of visitor-days record a Cassin's Finch sighting in Yosemite National Park, based on 704 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cassin's Finch in Yosemite National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Cassin's Finch in Yosemite National Park in our monthly data.