Black-headed Grosbeak

The Black-Headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus) breeds from Canada to West Mexico, and winters from South Mexico to Central America. This bird lives alone. Its size is of 19 cm (7 inches) in height and 47 g in weight.

Adults have head black, body mostly bright cinnamon-buff to cinnamon-rufous. Wings and tail are black, boldly marked with white, and back streaked with black. Belly and wings-linings yellow, and in winter head scaled with buffy. Its diet is based on flying insects.