Grosbeak, << GROHS beek, >> is any one of several handsome songbirds that have thick, powerful bills. The word gros is a French term meaning large. Grosbeaks use their beaks to crack seeds, a main source of food. There are about dozens of species (kinds). These birds measure about 6 to 10 inches (15 to 25 centimeters) long.
The rose-breasted grosbeak breeds in the eastern part of the United States and in southern Canada and winters in Central and South America. The male is black and white with a rose-red patch on its breast. The evening grosbeak of central North America travels in flocks and often eats sunflower seeds from bird feeders in the winter. The male has a yellow body and black and white wings. The pine grosbeak lives in the northern and western parts of the United States and in Canada, northern Europe, and Asia. The male has rose-red feathers.
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Rose-breasted grosbeak
