Black-Headed Grosbeak (Male)

Scientific Name: Pheucticus Melanocephalus
Common Name: Black-Headed Grosbeak (Male)
Diet: seeds, insects, fruit
Color: brown and buff
Size: 8.25 inches
Active Period: spring
Habitat: town
Field Identification: heavy bill, dark buff breast, white and black stripes on head, ground feeding seed feeders, seen during migration
Nest: saucer in shrubs or trees
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Genus: Pheucticus
Family: Cardinalidae
Order: Passeriformes
Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
Species: melanocephalus