Hooded Grosbeak

The Hooded Grosbeak is a passerine bird found in the highlands of Central America, principally in Mexico.

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The Hooded Grosbeak is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Hooded Grosbeak (Coccothraustes abeillei) is a passerine bird found in the highlands of Central America, principally in Mexico. References - 1. ^ BirdLife International (2008). Coccothraustes abeillei. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 2009-05-15. 2. ^ Howell, Steve; Webb, Sophie (1995). A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America. Oxford University Press. More

The Hooded Grosbeak Coccothraustes abeillei is found in Central America, mostly in Mexico. Males resemble male Evening Grosbeaks but have completely black heads. Females resemble that species as well, but have black caps and lores. Hooded Grosbeaks are smaller than their northern counterpart and have very different vocalizations. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooded_Grosbeak The text in this page is based on the copyrighted Wikipedia article shown in above URL. It is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. More

The Evening Grosbeak of North America and the Hooded Grosbeak of Central America are closely related, and sometimes are classified in the genus Hesperiphona, but are now usually placed in the same genus as the Eurasian Hawfinch. Stub icon This Fringillidae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v • d • e This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. More

abeillei : The Hooded Grosbeak s found in Central America, mostly in Mexico. Males resemble male Evening Grosbeaks but have completely black heads. Females resemble that species as well, but have black caps and lores (the regions between the eyes and bill on the side of a bird's head). More

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The Evening Grosbeak of North America and the Hooded Grosbeak of Central America are closely related, and in the past were classified in the genus Hesperiphona, but are now usually placed in the same genus as the Eurasian Hawfinch. More

Hooded Grosbeaks in El Salvador occupy an area smaller than 20 km2. The minimum population estimate is 72 pairs, but that estimate is not corrected for the probability of detection, which is unknown. More

Order : Passeriformes
Family : Fringillidae
Genus : Coccothraustes
Species : abeillei
Authority : (Lesson, 1839)