Pine grosbeak: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the pine grosbeak lives – recorded in 7 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pinicola enucleator
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	7 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Fringillidae

Where does the pine grosbeak live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the pine grosbeak in 7 countries and territories across Europe and North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the pine grosbeak endangered?

The pine grosbeak’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the pine grosbeak?

The pine grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Fringillidae, genus Pinicola. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the pine grosbeak

The pine grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) is a large member of the true finch family, Fringillidae. It is the only species in the genus Pinicola. It is found in coniferous woods across Alaska, the western mountains of the United States, Canada, and in subarctic Fennoscandia and across the Palearctic to Siberia. The species is a frugivore, especially in winter, favoring small fruits, such as rowans (mountain-ashes in the New World). With fruit-crop abundance varying from year to year, pine grosbeak is one of many subarctic-resident bird species that exhibit irruptive behavior. In irruption years, individuals can move long distances in search of suitable food supplies, bringing them farther south and/or downslope than is typical of years with large fruit crops.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pine grosbeak (revision 1379040955), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q214571 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).