Rose-breasted grosbeak: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the rose-breasted grosbeak lives – recorded in 17 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pheucticus ludovicianus
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	17 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Mass	44 g (adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Cardinalidae

Where does the rose-breasted grosbeak live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the rose-breasted grosbeak in 17 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: South 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.

How big is a rose-breasted grosbeak?

Wikidata records the following for the rose-breasted grosbeak: mass 44 g (adult weight).

Is the rose-breasted grosbeak endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the rose-breasted grosbeak?

The rose-breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Cardinalidae, genus Pheucticus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the rose-breasted grosbeak

The rose-breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus), colloquially called "cut-throat" due to its coloration, is a large, seed-eating grosbeak in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae). It is primarily a foliage gleaner. Males have black heads, wings, backs, and tails, and a bright rose colored patch on their white breast. Males and females exhibit marked sexual dimorphism.

Breeding habitat consists of cool-temperate open deciduous woods throughout much of eastern North America, with migration to tropical America in winter. Rose-breasted grosbeaks have an average maximum lifespan of 7.3 years in the wild, and up to 24 years in captivity. Death in the wild is generally due to collision with objects (buildings, cars, etc.) and predation, to eggs, nestlings and adults.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Rose-breasted grosbeak (revision 1380703280), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q839834 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).