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Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Pheucticus ludovicianusOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Cardinals and Grosbeaks (Cardinalidae)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Head Illustration

Head

  • Bill Shape: Cone
  • Eye Color: Dark brown.
  • Head Pattern: Plain
  • Crown Color: Black
  • Forehead Color: Black
  • Nape Color: Black
  • Throat Color: Black
  • Cere color: No Data
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Body Illustration

Body

  • Length Range: 18-22 cm (7-8.5 in)
  • Weight: 45 g (1.6 oz)
  • Size: Size 2. Small (5 - 9 in)
  • Color: Red, White, Black
  • Underparts: Red breast with white belly and sides.
  • Upperparts: Black back and wings, white above tail, white shoulder and wing patch.
  • Back Pattern: Solid
  • Belly Pattern: Solid
  • Breast Pattern: Solid
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Flight Illustration

Flight

  • Flight Pattern: Swift direct flight with rapid wing beats.
  • Wingspan Range: 30-33 cm (12-13 in)
  • Wing Shape: Rounded-Wings
  • Tail Shape: Squared Tail
  • Tail Pattern: Solid
  • Upper Tail: Black
  • Under Tail: White with some black.
  • Leg Color: Gray
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Family Cardinals and Grosbeaks (Cardinalidae)_blue
Species Pheucticus ludovicianus
Length7 - 8.5 Inches
Wingspan12.5 Inches

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Rose-breasted Grosbeak: Large finch, black head, back, bright red breast, and white rump, sides, belly. The wings are black with white patches above and red, white, black below. Long, slightly notched black tail with white patches. Eats seeds, caterpillars, insects, tree flowers, fruits and berries.

● Song: "eek-eek"

● Foraging & Feeding: Rose-breasted Grosbeak: Diet consists of fruits, seeds, and insects. Forages on the ground; also hovers when gleaning from foliage.

● Breeding & nesting: Rose-breasted Grosbeak: Three to five light green or blue eggs with red brown markings are laid in a loosely made nest of twigs, grass, and plant fibers, and set in a low tree branch. Incubation ranges from 13 to 14 days and is carried out by both parents.

● Similar species: Rose-breasted Grosbeak: Female Black-headed Grosbeak has a buff breast and streaks confined to the sides.

Flight Pattern

Swift direct flight with rapid wing beats.
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Rose-breasted Grosbeak: Breeds from northeastern British Columbia, southern Manitoba, and Nova Scotia south to southern Alberta, central North Dakota, central Oklahoma, and New Jersey, and in the mountains as far south as northern Georgia; also a regular visitor on the west coast and winters from central Mexico through Central America and into northern South America. Preferred habitats include moist woodlands adjacent to open fields with tall shrubs and old, overgrown orchards.
BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester
PopulationCommon to fairly common
MigrationMigratory
Weight1.6 Ounces