Hesperiphona vespertina
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The evening grosbeak (Hesperiphona vespertina) is a passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae found in North America. The evening grosbeak is bulky, with a large bill and short tail. The bird has a distinct appearance, with the adult male featuring a bright yellow forehead and body, brown head, and white wing patches, while the adult female has a mainly olive-brown body with greyer underparts and white wing patches.
The evening grosbeak breeds in coniferous and mixed forests across Canada, the western mountainous areas of the United States, and Mexico. Its migration pattern is variable, sometimes reaching as far south as the southern U.S. in winters. These birds forage in trees and bushes, and their diet mainly consists of seeds, berries, and insects. The bird's range has expanded eastward in historical times, likely due to the planting of Manitoba maples and other shrubs near farms and the availability of bird feeders during winter.
The evening grosbeak was formally described in 1825 by the American naturalist William Cooper and given the binomial name Fringilla vespertina. Cooper had been sent a specimen by the ethnologist Henry Schoolcraft that had been collected... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 14 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 16 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 17 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 18 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portland | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Salt Lake City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Seattle | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Vancouver | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Calgary | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Edmonton | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Evening Grosbeak sighting in Salt Lake City on a given day, based on 132 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 110th most-seen of the 216 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.
January
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Evening Grosbeak in Salt Lake City on a given day, against under 5% in February to December, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Evening 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.
Among the best
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Evening Grosbeak sightings, Salt Lake City ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Portland (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Fringillidae
The closest relatives of the Evening Grosbeak that you can see in Salt Lake City (family Fringillidae, Finches, Euphonias, and Allies) are House Finch (about 80%), Lesser Goldfinch (about 60%) and American Goldfinch (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Evening Grosbeak is recorded against all the birds logged in Salt Lake City (132 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.
