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Pheucticus melanocephalus
Black-headed Grosbeak
Badlands National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Pheucticus melanocephalus (Swainson, 1827)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Black-headed Grosbeak
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Passeriformes, Family Cardinalidae, Genus Pheucticus, Species Pheucticus melanocephalus


Seasonality Tags:
Resident


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		SD: S5B
Evidence:		5 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 5 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument	Arches National Park
Aztec Ruins National Monument	Bandelier National Monument
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site	Big Bend National Park
Big Hole National Battlefield	Big Thicket National Preserve
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area	Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Bryce Canyon National Park	Cabrillo National Monument
Canyon De Chelly National Monument	Canyonlands National Park
Capitol Reef National Park	Capulin Volcano National Monument
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	Cedar Breaks National Monument
Chaco Culture National Historical Park	Channel Islands National Park
Chiricahua National Monument	City Of Rocks National Reserve
Colorado National Monument	Coronado National Memorial
Crater Lake National Park	Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
Curecanti National Recreation Area	Death Valley National Park
Devils Postpile National Monument	Devils Tower National Monument
Dinosaur National Monument	Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
El Malpais National Monument	El Morro National Monument
Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site	Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Fort Bowie National Historic Site	Fort Davis National Historic Site
Fort Laramie National Historic Site	Fort Union National Monument
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site	Fossil Butte National Monument
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument	Glacier National Park
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Grand Canyon National Park	Grand Teton National Park
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site	Great Basin National Park
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve	Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
Hovenweep National Monument	Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
Jewel Cave National Monument	John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
John Muir National Historic Site	Joshua Tree National Park
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site	Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area	Lassen Volcanic National Park
Lava Beds National Monument	Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument	Manzanar National Historic Site
Mesa Verde National Park	Mojave National Preserve
Montezuma Castle National Monument	Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rushmore National Memorial	Muir Woods National Monument
Natural Bridges National Monument	Navajo National Monument
Nez Perce National Historical Park	Niobrara National Scenic River
North Cascades National Park	Olympic National Park
Oregon Caves National Monument	Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Padre Island National Seashore	Parashant National Monument
Pecos National Historical Park	Petrified Forest National Park
Petroglyph National Monument	Pinnacles National Park
Pipe Spring National Monument	Point Reyes National Seashore
Presidio of San Francisco	Redwood National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park	Saguaro National Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
San Juan Island National Historical Park	Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Scotts Bluff National Monument	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument	Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Timpanogos Cave National Monument	Tonto National Monument
Tumacacori National Historical Park	Tuzigoot National Monument
Valles Caldera National Preserve	Walnut Canyon National Monument
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area	White Sands National Park
Whitman Mission National Historic Site	Wind Cave National Park
Wupatki National Monument	Yellowstone National Park
Yosemite National Park	Yucca House National Monument
Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	9/26/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/25/2025 6:31:33 PM

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