Birds of Costa Rica

    PASSERIFORMES: Cardinalidae (Cardinals & Allies)  
Genus: Pheucticus (2 species, 6 worldwide)


Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) Male
La Romera, Itagui, Antioquia, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) Female
La Romera, Itagui, Antioquia, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Northern migrant. Larger than a warbler.
Additional photo.

Black-thighed Grosbeak
Black-thighed Grosbeak (Pheucticus tibialis)
Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.



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