Evening Grosbeak Photo Gallery
Adult male
Large, heavyset finch with a very thick, conical bill. Adult males are yellow and black birds with a prominent white patch in the wings. Note bright-yellow stripe over the eye.
© bellemare celine / Macaulay LibraryQuebec, October 23, 2018Female/immature male
Large and stocky finch with an enormous bill. Females/immatures are mostly gray, with white-and-black wings and a greenish-yellow tinge to the neck and flanks.
© County Lister Brendan / Macaulay LibraryMichigan, June 04, 2017Adult male
Flashy white wing patches help make it conspicuous in foliage. Also note hefty pale bill and yellow eyebrow.
© Timothy Barksdale / Macaulay LibraryNew York, May 30, 2004Not all videos have soundAdult male
Heavy-bodied finch with a hefty bill. Adult males are mustard yellow below with a brighter yellow eyebrow.
© Ryan O'Donnell / Macaulay LibraryUtah, May 07, 2011Female/immature male
Females/immatures are grayish overall with a yellow wash on the neck. Note black-and-white wings with a white rectangular patch.
© Kyle Blaney / Macaulay LibraryOntario, April 05, 2017Male and female
Both males and females have a lime green bill during the breeding season.
© Andres Vasquez Noboa / Macaulay LibraryMichigan, May 19, 2019Female/immature male
Uses its hefty bill to crush sunflower seeds at bird feeders.
© Alix d'Entremont / Macaulay LibraryNova Scotia, January 31, 2015Flock
Makes very erratic movements south into the continental United States in some winters, when they can become common at backyard feeders.
© Anne Burnette / Macaulay LibraryOntario, December 26, 2016Flock
Often found in flocks, particularly in winter in evergreen and deciduous forests.
© Jenn Megyesi / Macaulay LibraryVermont, December 13, 2016Compare with Similar Species
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Species in This Family
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Fringillidae)
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