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 →
Closest Relatives at Isla del Coco National Park
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Dickcissel
Spiza americana
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Cocos Finch
Pinaroloxias inornata
Cocos Flycatcher
Nesotriccus ridgwayi
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Purple Martin
Progne subis
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Rose-breasted Grosbeak at Isla del Coco National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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