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Guiraca caerulea
blue grosbeak
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Guiraca caerulea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		blue grosbeak
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Passeriformes, Family Cardinalidae, Genus Passerina, Species Guiraca caerulea


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Park Tags:
Evidence Sensitivity - Legally Protected


Threatened/Endangered Status:		SC
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		3 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Arkansas Post National Memorial	Baltimore-Washington National Parkway
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site	Big Thicket National Preserve
Buffalo National River	Cabrillo National Monument
Canaveral National Seashore	Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Channel Islands National Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Everglades National Park	First State National Historical Park
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Circle Parks
Fort Pulaski National Monument	Fort Sumter National Historical Park
Fort Union National Monument	Fort Washington Park
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Carver National Monument	Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Greenbelt Park	Harmony Hall
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Hot Springs National Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area	Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Monocacy National Battlefield
Natchez Trace Parkway	National Capital Parks-East
Navajo National Monument	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run
Oxon Run National Parkway	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park	Pea Ridge National Military Park
Pecos National Historical Park	Petersburg National Battlefield
Pipestone National Monument	Prince William Forest Park
Rainbow Bridge National Monument	Redwood National Park
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	Suitland Parkway
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vicksburg National Military Park	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	9/3/2020

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/11/2025 3:56:34 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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