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Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea)
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PRB-0385Passeriformes

Blue Grosbeak

Picogrueso Azul

Passerina caerulea

Accidental / vagrantIUCN LC · Least Concern

The blue grosbeak (Passerina caerulea), is a medium-sized North American passerine bird in the cardinal family Cardinalidae. It is mainly migratory, wintering in Central America and breeding in northern Mexico and the southern United States. The male is blue with two brown wing bars. The female is mainly brown with scattered blue feathers on the upperparts and two brown wing bars.

FamilyCardinalidaeCardinals and Allies
Puerto Rico occurrenceAccidental / vagrantAvibase inferred core 380
Primary habitatforestsWoodland
Primary dietOmnivoreInvertivore
Average mass29 gGlobal trait estimate
MovementMigratoryGeneralist

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SpectrogramPasserina caerulea

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Sound recorded by David A. Brinkman · XC1011120 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Visualization by Stichting Xeno-canto voor Natuurgeluiden.

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Catalog scopeAvibase inferred core 380

About the Blue Grosbeak

The blue grosbeak (Passerina caerulea), is a medium-sized North American passerine bird in the cardinal family Cardinalidae. It is mainly migratory, wintering in Central America and breeding in northern Mexico and the southern United States. The male is blue with two brown wing bars. The female is mainly brown with scattered blue feathers on the upperparts and two brown wing bars.

Conservation

Least Concern

IUCN LC

Global IUCN
LC
Puerto Rico DNER
No current listing in source crosswalk
Federal ESA
No current listing in source crosswalk
Critical habitat
Not identified in source crosswalk

Natural history

How it lives

Habitat
forests
Elevation
0–2500 m
Nest
Cup / bowl · Tree; Shrub / bush / vine
Clutch
3–5 eggs
Social behavior
Social / flocking; Pairs / family groups

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