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A pine grosbeak with pink and gray plumage perches on a branch, eating red berries among autumn foliage. Illustration of a pine grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator leucura), showing a bird with rosy pink plumage on its head, chest, and back, and brown wings and tail, perched on a branch.
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pine grosbeak

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Also known as: Pinicola enucleator
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A pine grosbeak with pink and gray plumage perches on a branch, eating red berries among autumn foliage.
Pine grosbeak Pine grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator).

The pine grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) is a large grosbeak found in coniferous forests across northern America, Europe, and Asia. Adult males are characterized by a rosy red crown, rump, and breast, while females display a yellowish hue.1

Grosbeaks, in general, are birds known for their thick, conical beaks, adapted for cracking seeds. The pine grosbeak is part of the Fringillidae family and often forages in small flocks, sometimes migrating long distances in winter in search of food, such as mountain ash berries.2

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