Pheucticus ludovicianus
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
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. Death in the wild is generally due to collision with objects (buildings, cars, etc.) and predation, to eggs, nestlings and adults.
In 1760 the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson included a description of the rose-breasted grosbeak in his Ornithologie based on a specimen collected in Louisiana. He used the French name Le gros-bec de la Louisiane and the Latin Coccothraustes Ludoviciana. Although Brisson coined Latin names, these do not conform to the binomial system and are not recognised by the International Commission on Zoological... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Detroit | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 6 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Torreón | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 9 | Quito | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 10 | Tegucigalpa | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Zoological Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Columbus Zoo and Aquarium | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Xcaret | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Fort Worth Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Houston Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Aviario Nacional de Colombia | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Tracy Aviary | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Florida Aquarium | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rose-breasted Grosbeak sighting in Panama City on a given day, based on 68 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 187th most-seen of the 363 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rose-breasted Grosbeak in Panama City on a given day, against under 5% in November to September, the lowest months. That is one of Panama City's wettest months, with about 260 mm of rain against 10 mm in February.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rose-breasted Grosbeak sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
30th of 43
Of the 43 cities where we can rate Rose-breasted Grosbeak sightings, Panama City ranks 30th at under 5%. The best odds are in Guatemala City (Guatemala, about 10%), Detroit (United States, about 10%) and Chicago (United States, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rose-breasted Grosbeak is recorded against all the birds logged in Panama City (68 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
