NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea, Freeport, Texas
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Open encyclopedia reference
The blue grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) is a medium-sized North American passerine bird in the cardinal family Cardinalidae. It is mainly migratory, wintering in Central America and breeding in northern Mexico and the southern United States. The male is blue with two brown wing bars. The female is mainly brown with scattered blue feathers on the upperparts and two brown wing bars.
Wikipedia contributors, Blue grosbeak; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:16:06.978226+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Passerina caerulea (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common name
- Blue Grosbeak
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Cardinalidae
- Genus
- Passerina
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCardinalidae
- genusPasserina Vieillot, 1816
- speciesPasserina caerulea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Passerina. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Lazuli BuntingPasserina amoena (Say, 1822) | CardinalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Painted BuntingPasserina ciris (Linnaeus, 1758) | CardinalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea (Linnaeus, 1766) | CardinalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Orange-breasted BuntingPasserina leclancherii Lafresnaye, 1840 | CardinalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rose-bellied BuntingPasserina rositae (Lawrence, 1874) | CardinalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Varied BuntingPasserina versicolor (Bonaparte, 1838) | CardinalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Guiraca caerulea (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Middle America
North America
South America
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=726198 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4DXZ3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.