Wildlifeof Mongolia
Pine Grosbeak
Fringillidae
Photo: Laurent Bélanger · CC BY-SA 3.0 (May be cropped or resized)
Pinicola enucleator
Basic stats
Diet
Fruit, especially small fruits such as rowans in winter
Habitat
Coniferous woods
Range
Coniferous woods across Alaska, Canada and the western mountains of the United States, and in subarctic Fennoscandia and across the Palearctic to Siberia
Size
20–25.5cm
Wingspan
About 33cm
Weight
52–78g
The pine grosbeak is one of the largest true finches, 20–25.5 centimetres long with a wingspan of about 33 centimetres and a weight of 52–78 grams, averaging 56.4 grams. Adults have a long forked black tail, black wings with white wing bars and a large bill. The wing chord is 10.2–11.6 centimetres, the tail 7.8–9.5 centimetres and the bill 1.4–1.65 centimetres. It is the only species in its genus. (Wikipedia, general species account)
It is found in coniferous woods across Alaska, the western mountains of the United States and Canada, and in subarctic Fennoscandia and across the Palearctic to Siberia. The species is a frugivore, especially in winter, favouring small fruits such as rowans. Because fruit crops vary from year to year, the pine grosbeak is one of many subarctic-resident birds that show irruptive behaviour. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the Pine Grosbeak eat?
- Fruit, especially small fruits such as rowans in winter
- What habitat does the Pine Grosbeak live in?
- Coniferous woods
- Where is the Pine Grosbeak found?
- Coniferous woods across Alaska, Canada and the western mountains of the United States, and in subarctic Fennoscandia and across the Palearctic to Siberia
- How big is the Pine Grosbeak?
- 20–25.5cm
- What is the wingspan of the Pine Grosbeak?
- About 33cm
- How much does the Pine Grosbeak weigh?
- 52–78g