Summary ⁷

The black-headed grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus) is a medium-sized, seed-eating bird in the same family as the northern cardinal, the Cardinalidae. It is sometimes considered conspecific with the rose-breasted grosbeak (P. ludovicianus) with which it hybridizes on the American Great Plains.

Lifespan, longevity, and ageing ⁸

Maximum longevity: 25 years (captivity)
Observations: Maximum longevity from banding studies was 11.9 years (Blumstein and Moller 2008). One specimen lived 25 years in captivity (http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/).

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