Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

Blue Grosbeak

Passerina caerulea

Spanish: Azulejo Real

The blue grosbeak 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.

TaxonomyAves › Passeriformes › Cardinalidae

Local records34 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records32,338 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2025 – 2026

Months of the 8 most recent records

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2026-05-08 — observation by olgajudith
2026-05-07 — observation by alex_nava_hernandez
2026-02-19 — observation by zihuadean
2026-02-02 — observation by zihuadean
2026-02-02 — observation by zihuadean
2026-01-10 — observation by zihuadean

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Cite as: “Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/passerina-caerulea/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.