What Bird?🦜
What bird is this? 🤔 (See alt text for clue) 🌎 #whatbird #mybirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜
Mar 4 at 9:46pmWeb
Show threadWhat Bird?🦜Mar 6

Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus) 🌎 #mybirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-headed_grosbeak?wprov=sfla1

Black-headed grosbeak - Wikipedia

Show threadLorraine 💜🦜🎶🍀🤘Mar 4

@mybirdcards

Well that sneaky clue means it's a grosbeak of some kind! Which one?
I've no idea! 🤣

Show threadWhat Bird?🦜Mar 4
@Lorraine 👍😁 It is! Its genus, Pheucticus, narrows it down to six:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pheucticus?wprov=sfla1
Pheucticus - Wikipedia

Show threadLorraine 💜🦜🎶🍀🤘Mar 5

@mybirdcards

Is it the black-backed grosbeak?

Show threadWhat Bird?🦜Mar 5
@Lorraine 👍 Almost! It's the Black-something else 🙂
Show threadLorraine 💜🦜🎶🍀🤘Mar 5

@mybirdcards

Dammit! So close ... 😧

Show threadWhat Bird?🦜Mar 5
@Lorraine 👍⭐😁❤️🦜
Show threadAnathema DeviceMar 4
@mybirdcards Spotted Towhee?
Show threadWhat Bird?🦜Mar 4
@anathema_device 👍 A good guess, but no, not a Towhee. Here's the Wiki-page of the Spotted Towhee for comparison:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_towhee?wprov=sfla1
Spotted towhee - Wikipedia

Show threadAnathema DeviceMar 5
@mybirdcards welp, that's all I got :)
Show threadWhat Bird?🦜Mar 5

@anathema_device 👍😁 Here's its Genus page on Wikipedia (There's only 6 to choose from) 😉

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pheucticus?wprov=sfla1

Pheucticus - Wikipedia

Show threadvijjnMar 5
@mybirdcards black-headed grosbeak
Show threadWhat Bird?🦜Mar 5
@vijin 👍⭐❤️🦜
Show threadHugs4friends ♾🇺🇦 🇵🇸😷Mar 5
@mybirdcards Blackheaded Grosbeak.
Show threadWhat Bird?🦜Mar 5
@Tooden 👍⭐❤️🦜