Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

Dickcissel

Spiza americana

Spanish: Arrocero americano

The dickcissel is a small seed-eating migratory bird in the family Cardinalidae. It breeds on the prairie grasslands of the Midwestern United States and winters in Central America, northern Colombia, and northern Venezuela. It is the only member of the genus Spiza, though some sources list another supposedly extinct species. Most often recorded in Oct, Jan, Dec.

TaxonomyAves › Passeriformes › Cardinalidae

Local records4 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records16,994 on iNaturalist

Recorded here2019 – 2024

Months recorded near La Saladita

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2024-01-12 — observation by elrayman210
2022-10-29 — observation by zihuadean
2020-10-05 — observation by santiagob1986
2019-12-26 — observation by santiagob1986

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Birds guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “Dickcissel (Spiza americana) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/spiza-americana/, 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.