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(Pheucticus ludovicianus
The adult male in breeding plumage has a black head, wings, back, and tail, and a bright rose-red patch on its breast; the wings have two white patches and rose-red linings.
Woodland Trail / Prairie
The male Rose-breasted Grosbeak is strikingly beautiful. But it has a gruesome folk name: “cut-throat,” owing to the red swatch across its breast. The name “grosbeak” comes from the French term grosbec, meaning “large beak”— an obvious attribute of this bird, the Black-headed Grosbeak, and others, including the closely related Northern Cardinal.
Spotted on May 27, 2023
Submitted on Jun 1, 2023
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