Blue grosbeak Guiraca caerulea
Identification Tips:
Length: 6.25 inches
Large, conical bill
Broad, brown wing bars
Occasionally wags tail ...
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
The Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) is a fairly common breeding bird across much of North America and Mexico. The bird winters as far south as Costa Rica. The first two shots show a male in Hidalgo Co.
Blue Grosbeak
Guiraca caerulea (Linnaeus)
Status Uncommon vagrant. The first recorded bird was collected at Bedford, Halifax County, in the spring, about 1880 (Piers' notes).
THE BLUE GROSBEAK.
[Blue Grosbeak.]
COCCOBORUS COERULEUS, Linn.
[Guiraca caerulea.] ...
The Blue Grosbeak (Guiraca caerulea) is a small bird (6-3/4 inches) that is overall blue with brown wingbars. It is similar to the Indigo Bunting. The female is brown with buff colored wing bars.
Glaucous-blue Grosbeak Cyanoloxia glaucocaerulea
Described by: d'Orbigny; Lafresnaye (1837)
Alternate common name(s): Indigo Grosbeak, Glaucous Grosbeak
Old scientific name(s): Passerina glaucocaerulea ...
Blue Grosbeak Guiraca caerulea
In addition, there are two extinct species with the name grosbeak: the Bonin Grosbeak Chaunoproctus ferreorostris (a finch), found only on the Ogasawara Islands, which was last recorded in c.
Blue Grosbeak
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Belted Kingfisher
Barn Swallow ...
Blue Grosbeak
Summer Sighting Information: occasional
Nest on or near Refuge? yes
Herring Gull
Summer Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? no ...
Blue Grosbeak, Lazuli Bunting, Buff-breasted Sandpiper and Red-shouldered Hawk on this page.
Photos by Don Bruschera ...
Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea. Breeder. Common in spring, summer, and fall in all regions. Found in open thickets and hedgerows, especially along field borders.
The blue grosbeak is found in the southern United States and Mexico.
Males are rich blue with brown wing bars, and females are dark brown.
Picture Grosbeaks
Grosbeaks belong to the order Passeriformes.
Similar Species: Blue Grosbeak, Lazuli Bunting. See the Identification Tips page for differentiating between these species.
We had as our goals spotting the reported Cattle Egret and Blue Grosbeaks and as many shorebirds as could be found in the flooded environs.
The Eastern Bluebird is superficially similar to, but unlikely to be confused with, the Blue Grosbeak and the Indigo Bunting, both of which breed in Georgia during the spring and summer.
Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus (A)
Blue Grosbeak, Passerina caerulea (A)
Lazuli Bunting, Passerina amoena (A)
Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea
Painted Bunting, Passerina ciris (A) Near-threatened
Dickcissel, Spiza americana (A) ...
 See also: Grosbeak, Sparrow, Cardinal, Indigo Bunting, Finch
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