Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Summary 6
The blue grosbeak (Passerina caerulea, formerly Guiraca caerulea), is a medium-sized seed-eating bird in the same family as the northern cardinal, "tropical" or New World buntings, and "cardinal-grosbeaks" or New World grosbeaks.
Details 7
Description: males are bright indigo with orange and black striped wings and a thick beak. Females are orange brown with paler orange and black wing stripes. 6 to 7in head to tail.
Found in park: mostly spring migrants seen. Spotted in Cades Cove
Habitat: brush, streamside thickets, open weedy fields
Status: more common during breeding seasons
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- (c) Blake Matheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/34328261@N02/3207394017
- (c) ilouque, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/ilouque/4135092520/
- (c) Greg Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Greg Lasley
- (c) Protección de la Fauna Mexicana, A.C., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Protección de la Fauna Mexicana, A.C.
- (c) Gilberto Ponce Tejeda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Gilberto Ponce Tejeda
- Adapted by Will Kuhn from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passerina_caerulea
- (c) elmaddi, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/631419
