Black-headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinàlids)
- GenusPheucticus (Pheucticus Grosbeaks)
- SpeciesPheucticus melanocephalus (Black-headed Grosbeak)
Closest Relatives at Zion National Park
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Lazuli Bunting
Passerina amoena
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris
Common Raven
Corvus corax
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
Canyon Wren
Catherpes 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-headed Grosbeak in Zion National Park?
About 33% of visitor-days record a Black-headed Grosbeak sighting in Zion National Park, based on 568 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-headed Grosbeak in Zion National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Black-headed Grosbeak in Zion National Park in our monthly data.