What bird is this? πŸ€” (See alt text for clue) 🌎 #whatbird #mybirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❀️🦜

@mybirdcards

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

@Lorraine πŸ‘πŸ˜ It is! Its genus, Pheucticus, narrows it down to six:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pheucticus?wprov=sfla1
Pheucticus - Wikipedia

@mybirdcards

Is it the black-backed grosbeak?

@Lorraine πŸ‘ Almost! It's the Black-something else πŸ™‚

@mybirdcards

Dammit! So close ... 😧

@Lorraine πŸ‘β­πŸ˜β€οΈπŸ¦œ