Rose-breasted Grosbeak Bird Species

Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)

February 9, 2009 by  
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The Rose-breasted grosbeak or as it is scientifically called, Pheucticus ludovicianus, is about 7.25 inches long and has a large, cone shaped, pale colored bill. The female grosbeak looks similar to the female-plumaged Black-headed grosbeak but has an orange-brown breast with streaks only on the side of its body. The Grosbeak lives near open woodlands [...]