Cardinals (Cardinalidae)
Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus) - HBW 16, p. 407
French: Cardinal à tête noire
German: Schwarzkopf-Kernknacker
Spanish: Picogrueso Cabecinegro
Taxonomy: Guiraca melanocephalus Swainson, 1827, Tableland, Temascaltepec, Mexico.
In the past, this species and P. ludovicianus sometimes placed in a separate genus, Hedymeles; the two have been thought to form a superspecies, and frequently considered conspecific; they hybridize in overlap zone E of Rocky Mts. Proposed race rostratus (Nuevo León, in NE Mexico) included within nominate. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- maculatus (Audubon, 1837) - breeds along Pacific coast from SW Canada (SW British Columbia S from c. 53° N, also S Vancouver I) S in W USA to California and to extreme NW Mexico (to c. 30° N in Baja California); winters S Baja California and mainland Mexico.
- melanocephalus (Swainson, 1827) - breeds from SW Canada (SE British Columbia, S Alberta and SW Saskatchewan) and WC USA (NW North Dakota, S through Rocky Mts and W Great Plains) S through Mexican highlands to Oaxaca; winters within Mexican breeding range.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Two views of an adult male, perched looking around and feeding on Loquat fruit then flying away. Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp maculatus )
Don DesJardin 7 May 2012 1 year ago 32 sec 5 -
An adult male, then followed by an female feeding on ripe elderberries. Locality Ventura, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp maculatus )
Don DesJardin 16 July 2009 3 years ago 51 sec 5 -
A 1st fall male feeding on ripe elderberries. Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp maculatus )
Don DesJardin 8 July 2010 2 years ago 44 sec 4.8 -
Two views of a female feeding on wild Elderberries. Locality Ventura, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp maculatus )
Don DesJardin 13 July 2009 3 years ago 43 sec 4.8 -
Both frontal and dorsal views of a spring adult male perched looking around and then flying away. Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp maculatus )
Don DesJardin 11 May 2010 3 years ago 39 sec 4.6 -
A lateral view followed by a dorsal view of an adult male perched and looking around Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp maculatus )
Don DesJardin 31 March 2008 5 years ago 24 sec 4.5
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male bird photographed at Santa Rita Lodge
Locality Madera Canyon, Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona, USA (United States)
Tom Moxley 30 April 2011 2 years ago 4.3 -
Black-headed Grosebeak
Locality Denver, Colorado, USA (United States)
Mike Ross 14 July 2011 1 year ago 4.3 -
Female at a feeder
Locality Cave Creek Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona, USA (United States)
Erik Breden 10 August 2007 3 years ago 4 -
Black headed Grosbeak male in breeding plumage
Locality Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA (United States)
georgeanast 8 May 2009 4 years ago 4 -
Black-headed Grosebeak working the brush at the Audabon's Center.
Locality Denver, Colorado, USA (United States)
Mike Ross 18 July 2011 1 year ago 3.8 -
Male - perched on a tree branch
Locality Hope, British Columbia, Canada
Blair Wainman 22 June 2010 2 years ago 3.8
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A male singing. Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States)
(ssp Pheucticus melanocephalus)
Don DesJardin 31 March 2008 18 weeks ago 4 -
Singing male Locality Sierra County, California, USA (United States)
Andrew_Davis 9 June 2005 3 years ago 4
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