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Guiraca caerulea
Blue Grosbeak
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

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


Threatened/Endangered Status:		SC
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument	Anacostia Park
Antietam National Battlefield	Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Arkansas Post National Memorial	Baltimore-Washington National Parkway
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
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


Last Modified Date:	10/27/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/11/2025 3:05:38 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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