Cardinals & Grosbeaks in South Carolina
Our list for South Carolina has 5 cardinals & grosbeaks recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 3 summer visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in South Carolina in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year
Painted BuntingPasserina cirisSummer visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Feb–Nov
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivaceaSummer visitorUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusPassage migrantUncommon18–22 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
DickcisselSpiza americanaSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly May–Dec
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