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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.