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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.
The female of the blue grosbeak is predominantly brown The grosbeaks, seedeaters, and cardinals have large bills, while Granatellus and buntings have small bills. The cardinalid tanagers have stout, near pointed bills, with some species of Piranga having serrations along the edge of their upper bills. [ 1 ]
The blue grosbeak (P. caerulea) was once placed in the monotypic genus, Guiraca. Taxonomy and list of species. ... Female Passerina cyanea (Linnaeus, 1766)
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 blue-black grosbeak construct little cup nests to lay their eggs in and normally have a clutch size of 2. [10] The breeding season of the blue-black grosbeak takes place during the spring and summer months, however the peak period of the breeding season differs slightly between populations located in different areas. [7]
The coloration renders the adult male rose-breasted grosbeak (even while wintering) unmistakable if seen well. The adult female has dark grey-brown upperparts – darker on wings and tail – a white supercilium, a buff stripe along the top of the head, and black-streaked white underparts, which except in the center of the belly have a buff ...
Black-faced grosbeak, Caryothraustes poliogaster; Northern cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis; Rose-breasted grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus; Black-headed grosbeak, Pheucticus melanocephalus (A) Gray-throated chat, Granatellus sallaei; Blue seedeater, Amaurospiza concolor; Blue-black grosbeak, Cyanoloxia cyanoides; Blue bunting, Cyanocompsa ...