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What the Pine Grosbeak sounds like
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This species is one of the largest species in the true finch family. It measures from 20 to 25.5 cm (7.9 to 10.0 in) in length and weighs from 52 to 78 g (1.8 to 2.8 oz), with an average mass of 56.4 g (1.99 oz). The pine grosbeak's wingspan is 13.0 in (33 cm). Among standard measurements, the wing chord is 10.2 to 11.6 cm (4.0 to 4.6 in), the tail is 7.8 to 9.5 cm (3.1 to 3.7 in), the bill is 1.4 to 1.65 cm (0.55 to 0.65 in) and the tarsus is 1.9 to 2.3 cm (0.75 to 0.91 in). Adults have a long forked black tail, black wings with white wing bars and a large bill.
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When to see the Pine Grosbeak
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Pine Grosbeak
The map shades 15 countries with regular records, and 5 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in United Kingdom, Netherlands, Czechia, Poland, Ukraine.
About the Pine Grosbeak
The pine grosbeak 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. With fruit-crop abundance varying from year to year, pine grosbeak is one of many subarctic-resident bird species that exhibit irruptive behavior.
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Easily confused with
Cassin's FinchHaemorhous cassiniiMeasurements:
Length: 6.3 in (16 cm)
Weight: 0.8–1.2 oz (24–34 g)
Wingspan: 9.8–10.6 in (25–27 cm)
Adults have a short forked brown tail and brown wings.
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusThe common rosefinch is 13–15 cm (5.1–5.9 in) in length.
Two-barred CrossbillLoxia leucopteraThe two-barred crossbill is 14.5–17 cm (5.7–6.7 in) in length and weighs 25–40 g (0.88–1.41 oz).
Side by side: Cassin's Finch vs Pine Grosbeak · Common Rosefinch vs Pine Grosbeak · Pine Grosbeak vs Two-barred Crossbill
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