Black-headed Grosbeak
Black-headed Grosbeak
Breeding adult male
- Stocky songbird with massive gray bill
- Dull orange underparts and collar
- Black face and tail
- Streaked back, and white patches on wings
- © Mike Wisnicki, BC, Grand Forks, May 2010
Black-headed Grosbeak
Breeding adult male
- Stocky songbird with massive gray bill
- Black wings with white patches
- Dull orange collar and underparts
- © Keith Alderman, CO, Poudre Canyon, Fort Collins, June 2010
Black-headed Grosbeak
Adult female
- Stocky songbird, with thick, dark bill
- White eyebrow and chin stripe
- Dull orange underparts with thin streaks on flanks
- Brown patterned back and wings with white wing-bars
- © Mike Wisnicki, BC, Kootenay Boundary, July 2010
Black-headed Grosbeak
Adult female
- Stocky songbird with thick, gray bill
- White eyebrow and chin stripe
- Pale orange underparts with thin streaks on flanks
- Brown patterned wings with white wing-bars
- © Ganesh Jayaraman, CA, Los Altos, January 2000
Black-headed Grosbeak
Breeding adult male
- Stocky, heavy-bodied songbird
- Massive, conical silver-gray bill
- Black wings with white patches
- Burnt orange breast, black on face and crown
- © Ganesh Jayaraman, CA, Los Altos, June 2010
Similar Species
Adult female
- Smaller than Black-headed Grosbeak with smaller, peaked head
- Heavy brown streaking on white underparts
- Notched tail
- Lacks white on wings
- © Dawn Vornholt, Roswell, GA, December 2010
Adult female
- Bill entirely pale
- Breast more heavily streaked than Black-headed Grosbeak
- Buffy wash on breast less obvious than on Black-headed Grosbeak
- © Mark G. Mittlestat, Wolverine, MI, May 2009
Adult female
- Similar to female Black-headed Grosbeak but with entirely pale bill
- Breast more densely streaked than Black-headed Grosbeak
- Buffy wash on breast very faint or missing entirely
- © Joel DeYoung, Holland, MI, May 2011
Breeding adult male
- Similar in shape to male Black-headed Grosbeak but rosy patch on breast distinctive
- White belly
- Bill entirely pale
- Solid black head
- © Mary Fran, Sandy Springs, GA, May 2009
Breeding adult male
- More slender-bodied and elongated than Black-headed Grosbeak
- Bill more slender and sharply-pointed
- Orange underparts richer and brighter than in Black-headed Grosbeak
- © quietriver250, IA, May 2008