Granatellus venustus
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The red-breasted chat (Granatellus venustus) is a species of bird in the family Cardinalidae, the cardinals or cardinal grosbeaks. It is endemic to Mexico. The genus Granatellus was traditionally placed in family Parulidae, the New World warblers. Studies of DNA sequences in the early 2000s resulted in its being moved to its present family. The red-breasted chat and the other two members of its genus, gray-throated chat (G. sallaei) and rose-breasted chat (G. pelzelni) form a superspecies.
The red-breasted chat has two subspecies, the nominate Granatellus venustus venustus and G. v. francescae. The red-breasted chat is 14.5 to 16 cm (5.7 to 6.3 in) long; 12 specimens weighed between 10.2 and 11.4 g (0.36 and 0.40 oz). The adult nominate male's upperside is mostly bluish gray. Most of the face is black, though it has a broad white supercilium, and there is a black band across the chest. The chin, throat, sides, and flanks are white; the chest, lower breast, belly, and vent area are vermilion. The adult female's upperparts are slate gray. Most of its face is shades of buff and gray. Its breast and belly are buff and the vent area salmon... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
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Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Red-breasted Chat sighting in Cañón del Sumidero National Park on a given day, based on 150 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 63rd most-seen of the 243 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and April
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Red-breasted Chat in Cañón del Sumidero National Park on a given day, against about 10% in June and September–November, the lowest months. Those are among Cañón del Sumidero National Park's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain a month against 260 mm in June.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-breasted Chat sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Cañón del Sumidero National Park, in our data
Cañón del Sumidero National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Red-breasted Chat sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Cardinalidae
The closest relatives of the Red-breasted Chat that you can see in Cañón del Sumidero National Park (family Cardinalidae, Cardinals and Allies) are Western Tanager (about 30%), Indigo Bunting (about 20%) and Varied Bunting (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-breasted Chat is recorded against all the birds logged in Cañón del Sumidero National Park (150 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
