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[[Image:Rose-breasted_Grosbeak.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Male<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Marcel+Gauthier|Marcel Gauthier}}.<br />Henryville, [[Quebec]], [[Canada]], May 2005]]
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[[Image:Rose-breasted_Grosbeak.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by Marcel Gauthier.<br/>Photo taken: Henryville, [[Quebec]], [[Canada]].]]
 
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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[[Image:d07_0843.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by Nomdeploom.<br/>Location: Jasper National Park, [[Alberta]], [[Canada]].]]
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[[Image:Rose-breasted-Grosbeak-female.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|rstrick2|rstrick2}} <br />Candor, [[New York]], [[USA]], July 2007]]
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8" (20 cm). Starling-sized. Heavy pinkish-white bill. Male black and white with conspicuous rose-red patch on breast and underwings. Female white above and below with heavy brown streaking; prominent white eyebrow; yellow wing linings. Voice: Its distinctive call note is a sharp, penetrating, metallic ''eek-eek''. Song is like that of an American Robin, but softer and more melodious.
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8" (20 cm) Starling-sized<br />
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Heavy pinky-white bill<br />
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'''Male''':
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*Black and white
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*Pinkish-red patch on breast and underwings<br />
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'''Female''':
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*Brownish upperparts
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*Whitish underparts with heavy brown streaking
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*Prominent white [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]]
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*Yellow wing linings
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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Breeds from northeastern [[British Columbia]], southern [[Manitoba]], and [[Nova Scotia]] south to southern [[Alberta]], central [[North Dakota]], central [[Oklahoma]], and [[New Jersey]], and in mountains as far south as northern [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. Appears regularly on the west coast. Winters from central [[Mexico]] through [[Central America]] and into northern [[South America]].
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Eastern [[Canada]] and [[US]]; winters from [[Mexico]] to [[Peru]] and western [[Cuba]]
  
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
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==Habitat==  
 
==Habitat==  
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Moist woodlands adjacent to open fields with tall shrubs; also old and overgrown orchards.
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Moist woodlands close to open fields with tall shrubs; also old and overgrown orchards.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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Nesting: 4 or 5 purple-spotted whitish eggs in a loosely made nest of twigs, grass, and plant fibers set in a low branch of a tree.
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====Breeding====
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It is beneficial to farmers, consuming many potato beetles and larvae as well as weed seeds, wild fruits, and buds.
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[[Image:Roseout.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Deerbird|Deerbird}}<br />[[Kentucky]], June 2018]]
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The nest can be found in a low tree branch. The clutch consists of 4 or 5 purple-spotted whitish eggs which are laid in a loosely made nest of twigs, grass, and plant fibers.
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====Diet====
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A large part of its diet consists of potato beetles and larvae as well as weed seeds, wild fruits, and buds.
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====Vocalisation====
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'''Call''': its distinctive call note is a sharp, penetrating, metallic ''eek-eek''<br />
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'''Song''': is like that of an [[American Robin]], but softer and more melodious.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}{{ref}}
  
 
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{{GSearch|"Pheucticus+ludovicianus" {{!}} "Rose-breasted Grosbeak"}}
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Pheucticus]]
 
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Latest revision as of 16:01, 20 June 2023

Male
Photo © by Marcel Gauthier.
Henryville, Quebec, Canada, May 2005
Pheucticus ludovicianus

Identification

Female
Photo © by rstrick2
Candor, New York, USA, July 2007

8" (20 cm) Starling-sized
Heavy pinky-white bill
Male:

  • Black and white
  • Pinkish-red patch on breast and underwings

Female:

  • Brownish upperparts
  • Whitish underparts with heavy brown streaking
  • Prominent white supercilium
  • Yellow wing linings

Distribution

Eastern Canada and US; winters from Mexico to Peru and western Cuba

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Moist woodlands close to open fields with tall shrubs; also old and overgrown orchards.

Behaviour

Breeding

Juvenile
Photo © by Deerbird
Kentucky, June 2018

The nest can be found in a low tree branch. The clutch consists of 4 or 5 purple-spotted whitish eggs which are laid in a loosely made nest of twigs, grass, and plant fibers.

Diet

A large part of its diet consists of potato beetles and larvae as well as weed seeds, wild fruits, and buds.

Vocalisation

Call: its distinctive call note is a sharp, penetrating, metallic eek-eek
Song: is like that of an American Robin, but softer and more melodious.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

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External Links

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