Rose-breasted Grosbeak
(Pheucticus ludovicianus)
| Conservation Status | 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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| Occurrence | Common migrant and breeder |
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| Habitat | Deciduous and mixed forests with shrubs |
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| Size | 7″ to 8½″ in length 12½″ wingspan |
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| Migration | Late April to late October |
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| Phenology | April 5, 2012 – First sighting in spring |
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| Taxonomy | Order: |
Passeriformes (perching birds) |
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Cardinalidae (cardinal, grosbeaks, and relatives) |
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Beautiful male on my backyard feeder this morning. First spring I’ve had grosbeaks. Love them. |
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| Rose-breasted Grosbeak Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren |
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| Rose-breasted Grosbeak The Music of Nature |
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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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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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| 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 |
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| Bill Reynolds 5/21/2011 |
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