Cardinals & Grosbeaks in Arizona
Our list for Arizona has 5 cardinals & grosbeaks recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 1 summer visitor and 3 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Arizona in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year
DickcisselSpiza americanaPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Aug–Oct
Painted BuntingPasserina cirisPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Jul–Oct
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusSummer visitorRare18–22 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivaceaPassage migrantRare16–19 cmRegularly Oct–Nov
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