Pheucticus chrysopeplus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
The yellow grosbeak (Pheucticus chrysopeplus) is a bird in the family Cardinalidae, the cardinals, grosbeaks, and “tanager” allies. It is found in Mexico and Guatemala. It also occurs as a vagrant in the United States. The yellow grosbeak was formally described in 1832 with the binomial Cocothraustes chrysopeplus. Some authors have treated it, the black-thighed grosbeak (P. tibialis), and the golden grosbeak (P. chrysogaster) as conspecific.
The yellow grosbeak is the largest member of its genus in Mexico and Central America. It is 21.5 to 24 cm (8.5 to 9.4 in) long; one female weighed 77.6 g (2.7 oz). Adult males of the nominate subspecies have a deep yellow head, nape, and breast. Their back and rump are a brighter yellow with some faint darker mottling. The sides of their mantle are black and their uppertail coverts black with wide white tips. Their wings are mostly black with wide white tips on the greater and median coverts, white bases on the primaries, and white... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xcaret | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Burgers' Ocean | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 3 | Royal Burgers' Zoo | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 4 | Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Grosbeak sighting in Rocky Mountain National Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 61st most-seen of the 223 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June to August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Grosbeak in Rocky Mountain National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow 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.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Yellow Grosbeak sightings, Rocky Mountain National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in El Triunfo (Mexico, about 20%) and Cañón del Sumidero National Park (Mexico, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow Grosbeak is recorded against all the birds logged in Rocky Mountain National Park (20 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.
