Cardinals & Grosbeaks in Costa Rica
Our list for Costa Rica has 4 cardinals & grosbeaks recorded regularly there: 3 winter visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Costa Rica in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 4, most common first
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivaceaPassage migrantUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusWinter visitorUncommon18–22 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
DickcisselSpiza americanaWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Painted BuntingPasserina cirisWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Smallest to largest
Length, cmBody length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made