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Rose-Breasted Grosbeak ( Pheucticus ludovicianus )

Common Name: 
Rose-Breasted Grosbeak
Scientific Name: 
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Genus: 
Pheucticus
Species: 
ludovicianus
Size: 
7 - 8" (18 - 20 cm)
Weight: 
1.7oz (47 grams)
Diet: 
Insects; Seeds; Fruit; Will feed at seed feeders
Notes: 

The Rose-Breasted Grosbeak is in the cardinal family and found mostly in Canada and the eastern United States. Males are black and white with a triangular rose patch in the center of the chest and rose wing linings. Females are heavily streaked with brown and white feathers and have large white eyebrows and orange-yellow wing linings. Both male and female sing a song similar to a Robin. They use their large bill to crush seeds.

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