Rose-breasted Grosbeak Images

Rose-breasted Grosbeak Images, Facts and Information:

Pheucticus ludovicianus

• Rose-breasted Grosbeaks are medium-sized songbirds with distinctive black and white plumage and a large, conical bill. The males have a black head, back, and wings, with a bright red triangle on their white breast. Females are brown above and heavily streaked below, with a whitish eyebrow and a pale bill.
• Rose-breasted Grosbeaks are migratory. They breed in deciduous and mixed forests across eastern North America, from southern Canada to the northeastern United States. They migrate to wintering grounds in Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies1. These birds prefer forest edges, parks, and suburban areas with a mix of trees and shrubs.
• Rose-breasted Grosbeaks feed on a variety of insects, seeds, and berries, often visiting backyard feeders.
• Rose-breasted Grosbeaks build cup-shaped nests high in trees, usually in the fork of a branch. The females lays 3 to 5 eggs, which both parents incubate for about 13 days.
• A group of grosbeaks is known as a “gross” of grosbeaks.
• The oldest known Rose-breasted Grosbeak was at least 8 years and 9 months old.

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