Pine grosbeak Pinicola enucleator

Identification Tips:

• Length: 7.75 inches
• Large, conical bill
• Long, forked tail
• Distinctive call note often given in flight
• Frequently gathers in flocks

Male:

• Pinkish-red head, breast, back and rump
• Streaked back
• White undertail coverts
• Black wings and tail
• White wing bars and tertial edges

Female:

• Yellowish-olive head and rump
• Gray underparts and back
• Black wings and tail
• White wing bars and tertial edges

Similar species:

The Pine Grosbeak is separable from similar species (finches, crossbills) by its larger size, longer tail and distinctive call notes.

Length and wingspan from: Robbins, C.S., Bruun, B., Zim, H.S., (1966). Birds of North America. New York: Western Publishing Company, Inc.