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Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus [Linnaeus, 1766]
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Emberizidae
BTO Codes:
, ROBGR
EURING No:
18870
Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
Conservation Status:
UK:
Unlisted
European:
Not evaluated
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
20 cm
Wingspan:
32 cm
Weight:
M/F: 46 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: pheuktikos =shy
and after Louisiana, US
World Distribution:
BREEDS: c&e North America, WINTERS: Mexico to nw South America
Habitat:
Deciduous forest & woodland
Diet:
Insects, fruit and seeds
TitBit:
The nest of the Rose-breasted Grosbeak is so thinly constructed that eggs often can be seen from below through the nest.
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Isles of Scilly, 1966
Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
18
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
October
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
Outer Hebrides
(1983),
North-east England:
North-west England:
No Records
English Midlands:
No Records
Eastern England:
South-east England:
Isle of Wight
(1995),
South-west England:
Devon
(2001),
Wales:
Other Names
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Gylfindew Brongoch
Danish:
Rosenbrystet kćrnebider
Dutch:
Roodborstkardinaal
Finnish:
Punarintakardinaali
French:
Cardinal ŕ poitrine rose
German:
Rosenbrust-Kernknacker
Hungarian:
Pirosbegyu meggyvágó
Icelandic:
Tigultáti
Irish:
Gobach Mór Broinnrósach
Italian:
Beccogrosso pettorosa
Norwegian:
Rosenbrysttykknebb
Polish:
Luszcz strojny
Portuguese:
Bico-grosso-tricolor
Spanish:
Candelo tricolor
Swedish:
Brokig kardinal
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See Also:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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