Rose-breasted grosbeak, Los Cedros Reserve, Ecuador

A winter migrant, rare in Ecuador.

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Christine Young

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I'm stunned by the male/female difference:

Posted 11 months ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Yep, huge difference. I had to go back to Manuel to ask which bird this is as visually it's hard to find, the male is more often photographed. Posted 11 months ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    I don't know that I've ever seen a female, or at least I didn't notice if I did. Posted 11 months ago

The Rose-breasted grosbeak

The rose-breasted grosbeak is a large, seed-eating grosbeak in the cardinal family. It is primarily a foliage-gleaner. It breeds in cool-temperate North America, migrating to tropical America in winter.

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Similar species: Passerines

Species identified by Ferdy Christant