The handsome black-headed grosbeak is the western counterpart to ... American subspecies are poorly differentiated; the coastal birds have shorter wings, smaller bills, and a tawnier supercilium ...

Curiously, despite their similar beaks, these grosbeak bird species aren’t all related. Pine grosbeaks are fancy finches, while the evening, rose-breasted, black-headed and blue grosbeaks are ...

The striking rose-breasted grosbeak is a common bird of wooded habitats across much ... Adult male: unique in North America. Its black head, throat, back, wings, and tail contrast with gleaming ...

the black-headed grosbeak. Joe LaFleur studied wildlife biology and communications at Colorado State University. He is author of the book Mountain Birds of Teller County and creator of “Better ...

Have you seen this bird? Some Pennsylvania researchers want to know. The Evening Grosbeak Working Group plans to capture, ...