Black-faced Grosbeak
Caryothraustes poliogaster
Least ConcernAves · Passeriformes · Cardinalidae
About
The black-faced grosbeak is a large seed-eating bird in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae), which is a resident breeding species from south-eastern Mexico to eastern Panama.
Fun Fact
It forms noisy flocks of up to 20 birds, and is often in mixed-species feeding flocks with honeycreepers and other tanagers as well as New World warblers.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Found in heavily degraded former subtropical or tropical forests.
Diet
Eats fruit such as those of gumbo-limbo (Bursera simaruba), seeds, and nectar taken from flowers or epiphyte bracts.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance