Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Rose-breasted Grosbeak Information
Length: 7 - 8.5"
Habitat: Deciduous or mixed forests, orchards, groves, swamp borders, shrubs at the edge of fields, wooded residential areas with shrubs. Favors edge habitats or woodlands with a mixture of dense brush (or shrubs) and trees.
Diet: Seeds; tree buds and flowers; insects, including beetles and caterpillars; spiders; wild berries and fruits.
Songs of Rose-Breasted GrosbeakSong
(Other birds in background)
Audio credit: Paul Marvin, Xeno-Canto [CC NC SA 4.0]
"Chink" calls, song
(Other birds in background)
Audio credit: Tayler Brooks, Xeno-Canto [CC NC SA 4.0]
From Cornell Lab:
More songs and calls of Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Photo of Rose-breasted Grosbeak at Nest
Additional Information
Rose-breasted GrosbeakDescription, range, habitat, songs and calls, identification tips, and behavior. Includes photos, illustration with field marks, and range map. (From WhatBird.com)
Female Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Cephas [CC BY-SA 3.0], via WC
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Identification Tips
- Large, conical, pale bill
- Rosy-red, triangular breast patch
- Black head and upperparts
- White underparts
- White patches in wing
- White spots in black tail
- Rosy-red wing linings
- Male in Fall and Winter is duller, browner
- Immature male similar to adult male in Fall and Winter but duller
- Black and white crown stripes
- White underparts with extensive streaking
- Dark gray upperparts
- Yellow to yellowish-orange wing linings
- Immature female similar to adult female
(Credit: U. S. Geological Survey)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Breeding Bird Survey Map,
2011-2015
(Image credit: USGS)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Range Maps from Cornell
Rose-breasted Grosbeak breeding, migration and nonbreeding range
Includes separate map of sightings.
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Christmas Bird Count Map
Historical CBC Map from USGS