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rose-breasted grosbeak Illustration of a rose-breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus), showing a small songbird with a black head and back, white underparts, and a distinctive bright rose-red patch on its chest.
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rose-breasted grosbeak

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Also known as: Pheucticus ludovicianus
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rose-breasted grosbeak
rose-breasted grosbeak Male rose-breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus).

The rose-breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) is a bird native to eastern North America, related to the cardinal. Its name, like other grosbeaks, comes from the French "gros bec," meaning "thick beak," which is well-suited for cracking seeds.12

Male rose-breasted grosbeaks are primarily black and white, distinguished by a striking rose-red breast. Females, in contrast, are grayish-brown with a streaked breast. Grosbeaks belong to the families Cardinalidae and Fringillidae.12

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