Black-headed Grosbeak

Pheucticus melanocephalus

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The black-headed grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus) is a medium-sized, seed-eating bird in the same family as the northern cardinal, the Cardinalidae. The black-headed grosbeak is a migratory bird, with nesting grounds from southwestern British Columbia, through the western half of the United States, into central Mexico. It occurs as a vagrant further south in Central America. It is 7.1- 7.5 inches long, similar to a European starling. The COSA lies in the breeding range of the black-headed grosbeack, so it may be spotted in the COSA from May to early September

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  1. (c) Greg Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Greg Lasley
  2. (c) Bill Bouton, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Black-headed_Grosbeak,_Pheucticus_melanocephalus,_male,_alternate_(breeding)_plumage.jpg
  3. (c) Bill Bouton, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Black-headed_Grosbeak,_Pheucticus_melanocephalus,_male,_alternate_(breeding)_plumage_1.jpg
  4. (c) Walter Siegmund, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pheucticus_melanocephalus_08725.JPG
  5. (c) Walter Siegmund, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pheucticus_melanocephalus_08731.JPG
  6. Adapted by dirstine from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pheucticus_melanocephalus

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