Rose-breasted grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Identification Tips:
- Length: 7.25 inches
- Large, conical, pale bill
Adult male:
- Rosy-red, triangular breast patch
- Black head and upperparts
- White underparts
- White patches in wing
- White spots in black tail
- Rosy-red wing linings
- Male in Fall and Winter is duller, browner
- Immature male similar to adult male in Fall and Winter but duller
Adult female:
- Black and white crown stripes
- White underparts with extensive streaking
- Dark gray upperparts
- Yellow to yellowish-orange wing linings
- Immature female similar to adult female
- Juvenile has buffy breast
Similar species:
Female-plumaged Black-headed Grosbeak is very similar to female-plumaged
Rose-breasted Grosbeak but has buffier breast and has streaking confined to
the sides.
Length and wingspan from: Robbins, C.S., Bruun, B., Zim, H.S., (1966). Birds of North America. New York: Western Publishing Company, Inc.