Blue Grosbeak
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| Passerina caerulea ( |
Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea, formerly Guiraca caerulea)*, is a medium-sized seed-eating bird in the same family as the Northern Cardinal, "tropical" or New World buntings, and "cardinal-grosbeaks" or New World grosbeaks.
The Blue Grosbeak is a migratory bird, with nesting grounds across most of the southern half of the United States, and much of northern Mexico.
* See Evolution of the binomial name of the Blue Grosbeak
[edit] External links
- Blue Grosbeak by John Audubon
- Cornell University--All About Birds
- North Carolina Partners in Flight
- USGS