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The male blue grosbeak is deep blue, with both black and brown on its wings. The female is mostly brown. Both sexes are distinguished by their large, deep bill and double wing bars. These features, as well as the grosbeak's relatively larger size, distinguish this species from the indigo bunting. Length can range from 14 to 19 cm (5.5 to 7.5 in ...
The following is a list of grosbeak species, arranged in groups of closely related genera. These genera are more closely related to smaller-billed birds than to other grosbeaks. Exceptions are the three genera of "typical grosbeak finches", which form a group of closest living relatives and might thus be considered the "true" grosbeaks.
They have smaller bills than other Cardinalidae; they mainly eat seeds in winter and insects in summer. The blue grosbeak ( P. caerulea ) was once placed in the monotypic genus, Guiraca . Taxonomy and list of species
Grosbeaks are gluttonous and eat the abdomen whole, including the toxic scales, but after feeding for a while, they must stop because they start feeling sick. ... #11 Underwater World, Runner-Up ...
Glaucous-blue grosbeak. Male Female Cyanoloxia glaucocaerulea (D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. Size: Habitat: Diet: LC Ultramarine grosbeak. Male Female Cyanoloxia brissonii (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823) Northeast and central Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay to Argentina: Size: Habitat: Diet: LC Amazonian grosbeak. Cyanoloxia ...
The grosbeaks are an interesting group of birds. Here in New England, you are most likely to see rose-breasted grosbeaks, but we also have pine grosbeaks, and evening grosbeaks (blue and black ...
Cardinalidae (sometimes referred to as the "cardinal-grosbeaks" or simply the "cardinals") is a family of New World-endemic passerine birds that consists of cardinals, grosbeaks, and buntings. It also includes several other genera such as the tanager-like Piranga and the warbler-like Granatellus .
The rose-breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus), colloquially called "cut-throat" due to its coloration, [2] [3] is a large, seed-eating grosbeak in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae). It is primarily a foliage gleaner. [ 4 ]