Cyanocompsa cyanoides
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The blue-black grosbeak (Cyanoloxia cyanoides) is a species of songbird in the family Cardinalidae. The South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society places this species in genus Cyanoloxia. In addition, in 2018 the committee split the eastern lowland population into a new species, the Amazonian grosbeak (Cyanoloxia rothschildii).
The blue-black grosbeak is found in the family Cardinalidae, within the order Passeriformes. Although it is still sometimes placed in the genus Cyanocompsa, it was found that this genus is paraphyletic and contains members of the genus Amaurospiza and Cyanoloxia.
There are three subspecies in this taxa: Cyanoloxia cyanoides cyanoides, Cyanoloxia cyanoides caerulescens, and Cyanoloxia cyanoides concreta. Although these three subspecies are very similar, there are slight differences between them. Males all have dark blue plumage, however, C.c. concreta has the darkest of the three and is also the largest. Next, in terms of size and coloration, is C.c. caerulescens, followed by C.c. cyanoides, which has the smallest size and brightest plumage.
Originally there was a fourth subspecies, C.c. rothschildii... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 4 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-black Grosbeak sighting in San Pedro Sula on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 176th most-seen of the 187 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-black Grosbeak in San Pedro Sula on a given day, against under 5% in May to March, the lowest months. That is one of San Pedro Sula's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain against 190 mm in October.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-black Grosbeak sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Blue-black Grosbeak sightings, San Pedro Sula has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come San José (Costa Rica, under 5%) and Caracas (Venezuela, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue-black Grosbeak is recorded against all the birds logged in San Pedro Sula (5 verified sightings), 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.
