Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Pheucticus ludovicianus (Linnaeus, 1766) ROBGR 18870
Family: Passeriformes > Cardinalidae

This very rare visitor to Britain & Ireland normally migrates from the northern United States and central Canada to South America, where it winters. The species is most often recorded in Britain & Ireland in October, typically after major storms along its southward migration route.

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  • Breeding
  • Winter
182 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
182 records

BTO RECORDS

182 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
182 records

BTO RECORDS

Identification

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Status and Trends

Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.

CONSERVATION STATUS

This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.

POPULATION SIZE

We have no population estimates for this scarce species.

Movement

Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

RINGING RECOVERIES

View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information about Rose-breasted Grosbeak, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING

Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.

BIOMETRICS

Sample sizes are too small to report Biometrics for this species.

Feather measurements and photos on featherbase

CODES & CLASSIFICATION

For information in another language (where available) click on a linked name

Welsh: Tewbig Brongoch
Catalan: cardenal de pit roig
Czech: dlaskovec ružovoprsý
Danish: Rosenbrystet Kernebider
Dutch: Roodborstkardinaal
Estonian: hund-kuhiknokk
Finnish: punarintakardinaali
French: Cardinal à poitrine rose
German: Rosenbrust-Kernknacker
Hungarian: vörösmellu magvágó
Icelandic: Tígultáti
Irish: Gobach Mór Broinnrósach
Italian: Beccogrosso pettorosa
Latvian: sartkrušu dižknabis
Lithuanian: raudonkrutis didžiasnapis kardinolas
Norwegian: Rosenbrysttykknebb
Polish: luszcz strojny
Portuguese: realejo
Slovak: glezgovec ružovoprsý
Slovenian: rdeceprsi kardinal
Spanish: Picogrueso pechirrosado
Swedish: brokig kardinal

Links to more information from ConservationEvidence.com

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