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Black-headed Grosbeak

Pheucticus melanocephalus

The Black-headed Grosbeak is a colorful bird with a bright orange body and a black head. They love to sing beautiful songs and can be found in forests and gardens, especially during spring and summer.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Black-headed Grosbeak male has a striking black head, rusty-orange breast, and black wings with prominent white patches. Females are streaky brown with yellowish underparts and distinct facial markings, setting them apart from similar songbirds.

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Black-headed Grosbeak
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Black-headed Grosbeak

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Baby grosbeaks are born blind and featherless, relying entirely on their parents for food!

Males often sing while sitting on the nest, a rare behavior among most bird dads!

Their powerful beaks can even crack open hard snail shells, a unique bird superpower!

These birds enjoy eating sweet fruit and are sometimes seen in backyard orchards!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Mighty Mandibles

Black-headed Grosbeak has a massive, conical bill that helps them crush even the toughest seeds with ease.

Fähigkeit

Pest Patrol

Black-headed Grosbeak can eat many types of garden insects, because they are opportunistic omnivores.

Fähigkeit

Melody Master

Black-headed Grosbeak has a rich, flowing, robin-like song that helps them defend territory.

Maße und Details

Länge
18-20 cm
Flügelspannweite
31-33 cm
Gewicht
0.035-0.049 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-10 Jahre
Top Speed
40 km/h
Gelegegröße
2-5
Brutzeit
12-14 Tage
Zugstrecke
3500 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

These birds are omnivores, enjoying a mix of insects, seeds, and sweet fruits like berries.

Hauptnahrung

  • beetles
  • caterpillars
  • berries
  • sunflower seeds
  • peas
  • snails

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter cooperii

as a common bird of prey.

eats

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

consumes its abundant fruits.

eats

Red Raspberry

Rubus idaeus

forages on its sweet berries.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Enjoy watching birds from a distance and don't disturb their nests.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Black-headed Grosbeak?

18-20 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Black-headed Grosbeak?

31-33 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Black-headed Grosbeak?

0.035-0.049 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Black-headed Grosbeak?

5-10 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Black-headed Grosbeak?

40 km/h

Was frisst Black-headed Grosbeak?

These birds are omnivores, enjoying a mix of insects, seeds, and sweet fruits like berries.

Wo findet man Black-headed Grosbeak normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Black-headed Grosbeak?

Foraging

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