grosbeaks
Heavy-beaked seed-crackers
Grosbeaks are songbirds with thick, powerful beaks adapted for cracking seeds.
The name comes from French for "large beak." Several species carry the name across different families—the rose-breasted grosbeak, evening grosbeak, and pine grosbeak are common in North America.
They're frequent visitors to bird feeders: A pair of grosbeaks has been hitting the sunflower seeds all morning.
Of foremost importance
- finchSmall seed-eating songbird
- tanagerBright neotropical passerine
- buntingFestive decorative fabric
- hawfinchThick-billed Eurasian finch
seedeater · passerine · crossbill · towhee · sparrow · waxwing
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- conicalTapering to a point
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
- sturdySolidly built, durable
- powerfulHaving great strength
thick · mandible · nutcracker · keratin · adaptation · foraging · hulling · sunflower seeds
Bird's lightweight covering
- colorfulFull of varied hues
- maleSperm-producing sex
- femaleOffspring-bearing sex
- dimorphismTwo distinct forms
breeding · molt · yellow · black · white · red · markings · crest
Tree-dense ecosystem
- woodlandForested land area
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
- coniferousProducing woody cones
- canopyOverhead protective covering
shrubland · backyard · feeder · orchard · thicket · boreal · mountain · riparian
Handheld dual-lens magnifier
- field guidePortable species identification manual
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
- spottingPerceiving or identifying visually
- liferPrisoner without release
checklist · birdfeeder · sunflower seeds · attract · sighting · birdwatching · observation
Musically pleasing to hear
- warbleSing with tremolo
- whistleShrill air-blown sounder
- trillRapid pitch oscillation
- vocalizationProducing sounds with voice
chirp · territorial · dawn chorus · mating call · singing · perch · lyrical · clear
cardinal
Of foremost importance
hawfinch · seedeater · passerine · crossbill · towhee · sparrow · waxwing
bill
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powerful · thick · mandible · nutcracker · keratin · adaptation · foraging · hulling · sunflower seeds · strong
feathers
Bird's lightweight covering
dimorphism · breeding · molt · yellow · black · white · red · markings · crest · wing bars
forest
Tree-dense ecosystem
- woodlandForested land area
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
- coniferousProducing woody cones
canopy · shrubland · backyard · feeder · orchard · thicket · boreal · mountain · riparian · wintering grounds
binoculars
Handheld dual-lens magnifier
- field guidePortable species identification manual
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
- spottingPerceiving or identifying visually
lifer · checklist · birdfeeder · sunflower seeds · attract · sighting · birdwatching · observation
melodic
Musically pleasing to hear
vocalization · chirp · territorial · dawn chorus · mating call · singing · perch · lyrical · clear · rich
grosbeakswarblers
Small singing birds
hummingbirds · creepers · kinglets · gnatcatchers · insectivores
grosbeakshummingbirds
Tiny hovering nectar feeders
sunbirds · honeyeaters · honeycreepers · nuthatches · treecreepers