Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinàlids)
- GenusPheucticus (Pheucticus Grosbeaks)
- SpeciesPheucticus ludovicianus (Rose-breasted Grosbeak)
The rose-breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus), colloquially called "cut-throat" due to its coloration, is a large, seed-eating grosbeak in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae). It is primarily a foliage gleaner. Males have black heads, wings, backs, and tails, and a bright rose colored patch on their white breast. Males and females exhibit marked sexual dimorphism. Breeding habitat consists of cool-temperate open deciduous woods throughout much of eastern North America, with migration to tropical America in winter. Rose-breasted grosbeaks have an average maximum lifespan of 7.3 years in the wild, and up to 24 years in captivity. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Rose-breasted Grosbeak sighting in Chirripó National Park, based on 140 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Chirripó National Park
Black-thighed Grosbeak
Pheucticus tibialis
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Flame-colored Tanager
Piranga bidentata
White-winged Tanager
Piranga leucoptera
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager
Habia rubica
Blue-black Grosbeak
Cyanocompsa cyanoides
Blue Seedeater
Amaurospiza concolor
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Hepatic Tanager
Piranga flava
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rose-breasted Grosbeak in Chirripó National Park?
About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Rose-breasted Grosbeak sighting in Chirripó National Park, based on 140 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Rose-breasted Grosbeak in Chirripó National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Rose-breasted Grosbeak in Chirripó National Park in our monthly data.