Pinicola enucleator
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Mass
~55 g
Habitat
Forests
Diet
Omnivore
How to recognize it
The Pine Grosbeak is a sturdy, easy-to-notice visitor from northern conifer forests. Males stand out with a rich rosy-red look, while females and young are much softer and more muted.
It spends most of its time in trees and usually moves without fuss. Its voice is gentle and musical, with quiet contact calls, and a disturbed flock can switch to a trembling whistle as it takes off.
It lives in boreal conifer woods and feeds on seeds from conifers and berries. In most places it stays year-round, but in poor food years it may wander farther south.
Quick Facts
Listen to the call
The Pine Grosbeak is a sturdy, easy-to-notice visitor from northern conifer forests. Males stand out with a rich rosy-red look, while females and young are much softer and more muted.
It spends most of its time in trees and usually moves without fuss. Its voice is gentle and musical, with quiet contact calls, and a disturbed flock can switch to a trembling whistle as it takes off.
It lives in boreal conifer woods and feeds on seeds from conifers and berries. In most places it stays year-round, but in poor food years it may wander farther south.
