Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinàlids)
- GenusPheucticus (Pheucticus Grosbeaks)
- SpeciesPheucticus ludovicianus (Rose-breasted Grosbeak)
The rose-breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus), colloquially called "cut-throat" due to its coloration, is a large, seed-eating grosbeak in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae). It is primarily a foliage gleaner. Males have black heads, wings, backs, and tails, and a bright rose colored patch on their white breast. Males and females exhibit marked sexual dimorphism. Breeding habitat consists of cool-temperate open deciduous woods throughout much of eastern North America, with migration to tropical America in winter. Rose-breasted grosbeaks have an average maximum lifespan of 7.3 years in the wild, and up to 24 years in captivity. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Rose-breasted Grosbeak sighting in Cañón del Sumidero National Park, based on 92 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Cañón del Sumidero National Park
Yellow Grosbeak
Pheucticus chrysopeplus
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Varied Bunting
Passerina versicolor
Red-breasted Chat
Granatellus venustus
Blue Bunting
Cyanocompsa parellina
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Rose-bellied Bunting
Passerina rositae
Blue Seedeater
Amaurospiza concolor
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager
Habia rubica
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rose-breasted Grosbeak in Cañón del Sumidero National Park?
About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Rose-breasted Grosbeak sighting in Cañón del Sumidero National Park, based on 92 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Rose-breasted Grosbeak in Cañón del Sumidero National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Rose-breasted Grosbeak in Cañón del Sumidero National Park in our monthly data.