Grosbeak
Grosbeak
The following is a list of grosbeak species, arranged in groups of closely related
Grosbeak finches
The finch
Typical grosbeak finches
- The two Nearctic species in the genus Hesperiphona(formerly in Coccothraustes):
- Evening grosbeak, H. vespertina
- Hooded grosbeak, H. abeillei
- The two species in the :
- Japanese grosbeak, E. personata
- Chinese grosbeak or yellow-billed grosbeak, E. migratoria
- The four species in the :
- Black-and-yellow grosbeak, M. icterioides
- Collared grosbeak, M. affinis
- Spot-winged grosbeak, M. melanozanthos
- White-winged grosbeak, M. carnipes
grosbeak bullfinch
- The Holarcticpine forest species
grosbeak goldfinches
- The three Arabia and on the island of Socotraand often considered a single species:
- Somali golden-winged grosbeak, R. louisae
- Arabian golden-winged grosbeak, R. percivali
- Socotra golden-winged grosbeak, R. socotranus
Genus Crithagra Two species in the genus Crithagra are named "grosbeak-canaries" and one is called a grosbeak:
- The restricted-range endemic found only in forests on the island of São Tomé off the West Africancoast, believed extinct until rediscovered in 1991
- The Northern grosbeak-canary or Abyssinian grosbeak-canary, Crithagra donaldsoni
- The Southern grosbeak-canary or Kenya grosbeak-canary, Crithagra buchanani
In addition, there are two extinct Fringillidae "grosbeaks":
- The Ogasawara Islands, which was last recorded in 1832. Its relationships are obscure, but it was probably another member of the cardueline finches.
- The Kona grosbeak or grosbeak finch (Chloridops kona), last recorded in 1896. It was a Hawaiian honeycreeper, subfamily Drepanidinae.
Cardinal-grosbeaks
The cardinal family (Cardinalidae) of the Americas contains the following 17 "grosbeaks":
Typical cardinal-grosbeaks
- The six species in the genus Pheucticus
- Mexican yellow grosbeak, P. chrysopeplus
- Southern yellow grosbeak, P. chrysogaster
- restricted-range endemic found only in the highlands of Costa Rica and Panama
- Black-backed grosbeak, P. aureoventris
- Rose-breasted grosbeak, P. ludovicianus
- Black-headed grosbeak, P. melanocephalus
Masked cardinal-grosbeaks
- The red-and-black grosbeak, Periporphyrus erythromelas of northern South America
- The two species in the Neotropical genus Caryothraustes:
- Black-faced grosbeak, C. poliogaster
- Yellow-green grosbeak, C. canadensis
- The restricted-range endemic found only in eastern Mexico
Blue cardinal-grosbeaks
- Two species in the Cyanocompsa which also contains the blue bunting(C. parellina):
- Ultramarine grosbeak, C. brissonii
- Blue-black grosbeak, C. cyanoides
- The glaucous-blue grosbeak (Cyanoloxia glaucocaerulea) of eastern South America
- One species (sometimes separated in Guiraca) in the genus North American buntings:
- Blue grosbeak, Passerina caerulea
Grosbeak tanagers
Three additional species of "grosbeaks" have long been placed in the Cardinalidae, but actually seem to be closer to the tanager family (
- Two species in the , which also contains the saltators:
- Slate-coloured grosbeak, S. grossus
- Black-throated grosbeak, S. fuliginosus
- The yellow-shouldered grosbeak, Parkerthraustes humeralis of South America
Thick-billed weaver
Finally, the weaver family (Ploceidae) contains a species called the thick-billed weaver (Amblyospiza albifrons).
References
- ^ Campbell & Lack (1985), p. 256.
- ^ Campbell & Lack (1995), p. 79.
- ^ "Grosbeak". Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
Cited texts
- Campbell, Bruce; Lack, Elizabeth, eds. (1985). A Dictionary of Birds. Calton, UK: T & A D Poyser. ISBN 978-0-85661-039-4.