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Amazonian Grosbeak

Cyanoloxia rothschildii

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernSeedsForestCup nestSmall · 33 g
Amazonian Grosbeak (Cyanoloxia rothschildii), photo 1
Photo: (c) Gonzalo Ganda Álvarez, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Amazonian Grosbeak (Cyanoloxia rothschildii), photo 2
Photo: (c) Vincent A. Vos, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Amazonian Grosbeak (Cyanoloxia rothschildii), photo 3
Photo: (c) Abby Darrah, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Amazonian Grosbeak (Cyanoloxia rothschildii), photo 4
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What the Amazonian Grosbeak sounds like

Sonogram of the Amazonian Grosbeak: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Flávio C.T. Lima · Song · Laranjal do Jari, Amapá, Brazil · CC0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Amazonian Grosbeak: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Orellana: 'Maxus' road km 37 (27 km SSE Pompeya), Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Amazonian Grosbeak: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Zamora-Chinchipe: Río Mayo, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

The Amazonian grosbeak is 14.5 to 15 cm (5.7 to 5.9 in) long and weighs 21.5 to 31 g (0.76 to 1.09 oz). The adult male is mostly dark blue. Its forecrown and part of the wings are light blue and the underparts are blackish on the belly. It has a bit of black on the face. The female's upperparts are dark brown and the underparts a paler brown. Juveniles are similar to the female. Voice: The Amazonian grosbeak's song has been rendered as "pee tee-tu-tu-ti-pee'chee". Its call is "a sharp, harsh, dry tchit". As of May 2021, no recordings were available at Xeno-canto or the Macaulay Library.

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When to see the Amazonian Grosbeak

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Amazonian Grosbeak

Regular range

The map shades 9 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Peru Brazil Ecuador Colombia Venezuela Guyana Suriname Bolivia French Guiana

About the Amazonian Grosbeak

The Amazonian grosbeak or Rothschild's grosbeak is a species of grosbeak in the family Cardinalidae, the cardinals or cardinal grosbeaks. It is found in much of the Amazon Basin, in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.

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Easily confused with

Glaucous-blue Grosbeak (Cyanoloxia glaucocaerulea) Glaucous-blue GrosbeakCyanoloxia glaucocaeruleaThe glaucous-blue grosbeak is approximately 14 cm (5.5 in) long. Ultramarine Grosbeak (Cyanoloxia brissonii) Ultramarine GrosbeakCyanoloxia brissoniiThese birds are 15 cm long. Blue-black Grosbeak (Cyanoloxia cyanoides) Blue-black GrosbeakCyanoloxia cyanoidesThe blue-black grosbeak is sexually dimorphic.

Side by side: Amazonian Grosbeak vs Blue-black Grosbeak · Amazonian Grosbeak vs Ultramarine Grosbeak · Amazonian Grosbeak vs Glaucous-blue Grosbeak

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