Rose-breasted Grosbeak
(Pheucticus ludovicianus)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | LC - Least Concern |
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| NatureServe | N5B - Secure Breeding SNRB - Unranked Breeding |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
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Size |
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7″ to 8½″ in length 12½″ wingspan |
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Habitat |
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Deciduous and mixed forests with shrubs |
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Biology |
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Migration |
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Late April to late October |
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Common migrant and breeder |
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The Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union All Seasons Species Occurrence Map |
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Taxonomy |
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| Class | Aves (birds) | ||
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Passeriformes (perching birds) | ||
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Cardinalidae (cardinals and allies) | ||
Genus |
Pheucticus (cardinal-grosbeaks) | ||
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Aleesha Saul |
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First sighting this year. |
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Gerry Garcia |
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Connie H. |
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Sarah Z |
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Beautiful male on my backyard feeder this morning. First spring I’ve had grosbeaks. Love them. |
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Trisha |
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Gross beak |
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Bill Reynolds |
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Slideshows |
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| Rose-breasted Grosbeak Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren |
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| Rose-breasted Grosbeak JMC Nature Photos |
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| Rose-breasted Grosbeak The Music of Nature |
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About
Uploaded on Jun 17, 2010 You can imagine my delight at capturing this video portrait of a singing male Rose-breasted Grosbeak. What's more, he's a very pretty specimen! The male's lilting musical carol has been compared to the song of "a Robin who took singing lessons." © 2010 Lang Elliott |
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| Rose-breasted Grosbeak Portrait ebirdr |
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About
Published on Jun 10, 2012 The Rose-breasted Grosbeak is a common bird in Canada west of Rockies and eastern U.S. Deciduous forests near open fields, second growth, suburbs, orchards, feeders. It has a huge white bill. The male has a black head and back with a bright red breast, white underparts and rump. The wings have white bars. In flight the underwings show white patch and red wingpits. The female looks somewhat like a large sparrow. It is brownish and heavily streaked. with a white eyebrow stripe. The song is very Robin-like only more melodious. |
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| Rose Breasted Grosbeak Male Close up seahue |
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Published on May 4, 2011 I was leaning out the window to film the wood thrush and the catbird when I heard a fluttering of wings to my left. As I panned slowly towards the sound.... |
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| Rose-breasted Grosbeak in full song revalkit |
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Published on Apr 21, 2012 Video shot in East Lake View, Chicago on 4/21/12 |
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| Grosbeak Mother and Daughter seahue |
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Published on Jul 10, 2012 The rose breasted grosbeak population has been thriving...every year I see more and more of them...this is the first time I've filmed a young one:) Music mix by Numeron. From CCMIXTER. Titled 'Melted Heart Of Steel'. http://ccmixter.org/files/Numeron/38103 |
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Visitor Sightings |
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| Bobbi Johnson 7/10/2021 |
Location: Silver Bay, MN seen in our yard |
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| Ramona Abrego | Location: Washington County |
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| Aleesha Saul 5/14/2019 |
Location: Dassel, MN First sighting this year. |
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| jmeyer 5/14/2020 |
Location: 23 miles w/o Minneapolis Black oil sunflower seed feeder: one sighting of a male two days ago and at least six today, three females and three males for sure. It was difficult to count because they were so active. Wondering if they are migrating through? |
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| Michelle 5/13/2020 |
Location: Maplewood, MN. We just had our first sighting of a male rose-breasted grosbeak at our sunflower seed feeder. |
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| Tammy Reinke 5/8/2020 |
Location: Grant, Minnesota (near Stillwater) Male and female eating black-oil sunflower seeds at platform feeder |
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| Rick E. 5/5/2020 |
Location: Mantorville Mn... Beautiful male |
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| Fogerty 5/26/2019 |
Location: Eden Prairie Saw at feeder. First sighting for me. |
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| Gerry Garcia 5/12/2019 |
Location: West Bloomington, MN |
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| Coffee Goddess 5/10/2018 |
Location: Mazeppa MN 3 males and 1 female in platform feeder |
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| Connie H. 5/10/2018 |
Location: Andover, MN |
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| Sarah Z 5/9/2018 |
Location: Lakeville, MN Beautiful male on my backyard feeder this morning. First spring I’ve had grosbeaks. Love them. |
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| Plato 5/9/2018 |
Location: Fergus Falls MN Several Males and a female – so beautiful! |
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| Kathie 5/8/2018 |
Location: West St Paul male has made many visits to the feeder over the past 3 days |
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| Vicki 5/2/2018 |
Location: My back yard platform feeder in Prior Lake, MN I’ve never seen one at our feeder in the 3 years we’ve lived here. |
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| Trisha 12/6/2016 |
Gross beak |
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| Bill Reynolds 10/5/2013 |
Female |
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| Bill Reynolds 5/21/2011 |
Male |
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MinnesotaSeasons.com Sightings |
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Bertram Chain of Lakes Regional Park Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center John Peter Hoffman Spring Brook Valley WMA Minnesota Valley NWR, Black Dog Unit Minnesota Valley NWR, Rapids Lake Unit Mound Spring Prairie SNA, North Unit Robert Ney Memorial Park Reserve |
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