Blue grosbeak
Guiraca caerulea
Identification Tips:
- Large, conical bill
- Broad, brown wing bars
- Occasionally wags tail
Adult male:
- Deep blue plumage (in poor light appears black)
- Black around base of bill
- Blackish wings and tail
Adult female:
- Dark brown upperparts
- Warm brown underparts with faint dark streaks
- Blackish wings and tail
- Immature plumages similar to adult female
Similar species:
The Blue Grosbeak is very similar to the Indigo Bunting but is larger with
brown wing bars.