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It runs Google's Perch, a research-grade acoustic model covering nearly 15,000 species. When a call is ambiguous, we say so honestly and let you record a second clip to confirm, rather than guessing.

Is my recording stored?

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Birdsong field guide

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Pheucticus ludovicianus

The Rose-breasted Grosbeak is a stocky, medium-sized songbird of the cardinal family, famous for the male's striking triangular red chest patch and sweet, melodic song.

What it sounds like

A rich, liquid, whistled song resembling a refined American Robin; the most common call is a sharp, metallic 'peek' note.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Michael Collins · CanadaCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

Unusually for songbirds, both sexes share incubation duties and males are known to sing while sitting on the nest.
They are colloquially known as 'potato-bug birds' due to their habit of consuming large quantities of Colorado potato beetles.
Where their ranges overlap in the Great Plains, they frequently hybridize with the closely related Black-headed Grosbeak.
Their heavy, ivory-colored bills are specialized for crushing hard-shelled seeds, fruit pits, and large insects.
They are long-distance migrants, with some individuals traveling over 3,000 miles from North American forests to wintering grounds in South America.

Habitat

Deciduous and mixed forests, woodland edges, orchards, and suburban areas with mature trees.

Range

Breeds across the eastern United States and southern Canada; migrates through Central America to winter in northern South America.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Black-backed GrosbeakPheucticus aureoventris Black-headed GrosbeakPheucticus melanocephalus Black-thighed GrosbeakPheucticus tibialis Golden GrosbeakPheucticus chrysogaster Yellow GrosbeakPheucticus chrysopeplus

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