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Pine Grosbeak

Pinicola enucleator

The Pine Grosbeak is a colorful bird that loves to eat seeds and berries. With its bright plumage, it can be spotted in snowy forests, making it a beautiful sight during winter.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Pine Grosbeak is a large, stout finch with a thick, conical beak. Males display a striking rosy-red plumage over most of their body, contrasted with dusky wings. Females and immatures are primarily grey with yellowish or orange-tinged heads and rumps, making them look quite different.

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Pine Grosbeak
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Pine Grosbeak

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Male Pine Grosbeaks aren't always bright red; sometimes they're duller orange or even yellow!

Their scientific name 'Pinicola enucleator' literally means 'pine dweller who takes out kernels'!

They are the largest finches in North America, bigger than many sparrows!

They can hang upside down like acrobats to reach tasty berries or seeds high up in trees.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Winter Warrior

Pine Grosbeak can survive frigid temperatures because of their dense feather insulation and ability to shiver, generating warmth.

Fähigkeit

Seed Cracker Beak

Pine Grosbeak has a powerful, conical beak that helps them crack open tough conifer seeds and eat hard buds with ease.

Fähigkeit

Irruptive Navigator

Pine Grosbeak can travel long distances to find food, moving south unpredictably during harsh winters with scarce resources.

Maße und Details

Länge
20-25 cm
Flügelspannweite
30-36 cm
Gewicht
0.052-0.078 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-8 Jahre
Top Speed
45 km/h
Gelegegröße
2-5
Brutzeit
13-14 Tage
Zugstrecke
1000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

They mainly eat seeds, buds, and fruits found in cold, northern forests.

Hauptnahrung

  • Pine seeds
  • Spruce buds
  • Larch needles
  • Mountain ash berries
  • Rose hips

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Lodgepole Pine

Pinus contorta

eats its seeds and buds, aiding in dispersal.

eats

White Spruce

Picea glauca

feeds on its seeds and buds, a key winter food source.

eats

American Mountain Ash

Sorbus americana

relies on its berries for food, especially in winter.

eaten by

Northern Goshawk

Accipiter gentilis

is a potential prey for this swift forest hawk.

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Sammlungen

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Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Enjoy watching birds from a distance and don't try to touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Pine Grosbeak?

20-25 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Pine Grosbeak?

30-36 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Pine Grosbeak?

0.052-0.078 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Pine Grosbeak?

5-8 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Pine Grosbeak?

45 km/h

Was frisst Pine Grosbeak?

They mainly eat seeds, buds, and fruits found in cold, northern forests.

Wo findet man Pine Grosbeak normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Pine Grosbeak?

Foraging

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