Pine Grosbeak
(Pinicola enucleator)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | LC - Least Concern |
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| NatureServe | N5 - Secure SNRN - Unranked Nonbreeding |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
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The bill is large, stout, and conical with a hooked tip. The male has a rosy-red head, back, rump, and breast; and gray sides, flank, belly, and undertail coverts. The female has an olive-yellow head and rump; and a gray back, breast, sides flanks, and belly. Both sexes have black wings with two white wingbars; and a short, dark eye line that gives a squinting appearance. Juveniles and some females have russet instead of yellow coloration. |
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Size |
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8″ to 10″ in length 14½″ wingspan |
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Habitat |
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Breeding: Coniferous forests and forest edges Migration: Coniferous, deciduous, and mixed woodlands |
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Biology |
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Migration |
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Mid-October to early April |
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Distribution |
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Occurrence |
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Uncommon migrant and winter visitor in the north half of the state; accidental in the south |
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Maps |
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The Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union All Seasons Species Occurrence Map |
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Taxonomy |
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| Class | Aves (birds) | ||
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Passeriformes (perching birds) | ||
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Fringillidae (finches, euphonias, and allies) | ||
Genus |
Pinicola (Pine Grosbeaks) | ||
Subordinate Taxa |
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Alaska Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator alascensis) * American Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator leucura) California Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator californica) Canadian Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator leucura) European Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator enucleator) Kadiak Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator flammula) Kamchatka Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator kamtschatkensis) Newfoundland Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator eschatosa) * Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator pacatus) † Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator sakhalinensis) Queen Charlotte Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator carlottae) Rocky Mountain Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator montana) ------------------------------------------------------ * Proposed subspecies † Sometimes included with leucra |
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| Bill Reynolds | |||
We, here in NW Minnesota, are experiencing an irruption of Pine Grosbeaks this winter. Along with the Redpolls, these Grosbeaks are out numbering all other bird sightings at feeders in the area. |
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| Other Videos | |||
| Male Pine Grosbeak LesleytheBirdNerd |
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About
Published on Jun 14, 2013 Pine Grosbeaks are tame birds that have a delightful sound, and the males with their purply red hue makes for an even more pleasant sight. It quickly grabbed my attention as it indulged on the dandelion seeds straight out of the puffer balls. |
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| Pine grosbeak - Haakbek Chris van Rijswijk |
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Published on Feb 13, 2016 Pine grosbeak in Finland - Haakbek in Finland More pictures at my website: http://www.birdshooting.nl/index.php/en/ |
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| Pine grosbeak Jamuudsen |
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Published on Mar 18, 2012 Chomping through sunflower seeds at a feeder. |
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| Pine Grosbeak Feeder Cam Richard Sim |
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Published on Dec 15, 2015 Three and a half glorious minutes of Grosbeaks at the feeder. |
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| Pine Grosbeak (Female) photo hiker |
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Published on Mar 11, 2012 Pine Grosbeak (Female) |
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| Bill Reynolds 12/31/2017 |
Location: Pennington Co. MN We, here in NW Minnesota, are experiencing an irruption of Pine Grosbeaks this winter. Along with the Redpolls, these Grosbeaks are out numbering all other bird sightings at feeders in the area. |
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Created: 1/7/2018
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