Evening Grosbeak

Coccothraustes vespertinusOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Finches (Fringillidae)
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Range Map for Evening Grosbeak

Overview

Evening Grosbeak: Large, stocky finch, bright yellow back, rump, and underparts. Head is brown with heavy, pale bill; bright yellow eyebrows extend onto forehead. Dark wings with bold white secondary patches; dark tail. Feeds on insects, buds, sap, seeds, fruits and berries. Swift bounding flight.

Range and Habitat

Evening Grosbeak: Breeds from British Columbia east to Nova Scotia and south to northern New England, Minnesota, the mountains of Mexico, and California. Spends winters south to California, Texas, and South Carolina; nests in coniferous forests and visits deciduous woodlands and suburban areas in the winter.

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Voice Text

"clee-ip", "chirp"

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Related Birds:

American Goldfinch
Lawrence's Goldfinch
Lesser Goldfinch
Yellow Grosbeak
Oriental Greenfinch
Eurasian Bullfinch
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Family Cardinals and Grosbeaks (Cardinalidae)_blue
Species Coccothraustes vespertinus
Length7.75 - 8.5 Inches
Wingspan13.38 Inches

Evening Grosbeak

Evening Grosbeak: Large, stocky finch, bright yellow back, rump, and underparts. Head is brown with heavy, pale bill; bright yellow eyebrows extend onto forehead. Dark wings with bold white secondary patches; dark tail. Feeds on insects, buds, sap, seeds, fruits and berries. Swift bounding flight.

● Song: "clee-ip", "chirp"

● Foraging & Feeding: Evening Grosbeak: Eats seeds of trees and shrubs, juniper berries, pinion nuts, maple sap, and buds of deciduous trees and shrubs; also takes insects during the breeding season.

● Breeding & nesting: Evening Grosbeak: Three to five blue to blue green eggs, spotted with brown and purple, are laid in a shallow, loose cup of twigs lined with rootlets and built in a conifer.

● Similar species: Evening Grosbeak: American Goldfinch is smaller, has a black cap, pink conical bill, and bright yellow upperparts and underparts.

Flight Pattern

Swift shallow bounding flight with rapid wing beats.
Evening Grosbeak Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Evening Grosbeak: Breeds from British Columbia east to Nova Scotia and south to northern New England, Minnesota, the mountains of Mexico, and California. Spends winters south to California, Texas, and South Carolina; nests in coniferous forests and visits deciduous woodlands and suburban areas in the winter.
BreedingMonogamous, Semicolonial
PopulationFairly common
MigrationSome migrate
Weight2.1 Ounces