Cardinals & Grosbeaks in Guatemala
Our list for Guatemala has 5 cardinals & grosbeaks recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 2 winter visitors and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Guatemala in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusWinter visitorUncommon18–22 cmRegularly Oct–May
Painted BuntingPasserina cirisWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–May
DickcisselSpiza americanaPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Aug–May
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivaceaPassage migrantRare16–19 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisResidentRare21–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Painted Bunting 12–14 cm
- Dickcissel 14–16 cm
- Scarlet Tanager 16–19 cm
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak 18–22 cm
- Northern Cardinal 21–23 cm
Body 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