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Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) call
A sweet, rich robin-like warble, and a squeaky eek call like a sneaker on a gym floor.
Listen to the Rose-breasted Grosbeak call
A field recording of the Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) by Matt Schenck, shared on iNaturalist. Listen for the Rose-breasted Grosbeak in forest habitats.
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Sounds similar
Birds that sound similar to the Rose-breasted Grosbeak
These birds belong to the cardinal family, like the Rose-breasted Grosbeak, so their calls can sound alike.
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Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
Loud, clear whistled phrases, cheer-cheer-cheer or birdie-birdie-birdie; a sharp metallic chip.
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Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
A hoarse, burry robin-like song and a distinctive chip-burr call.
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Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
Bright, paired phrases: fire-fire, where-where, here-here, see-it, see-it.
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Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana
A hoarse, robin-like song of short phrases, and a rising, rattled pit-er-ick call.
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Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus
A rich, rolling song like a robin that took singing lessons, and a sharp, squeaky pik.
Questions
Questions about the Rose-breasted Grosbeak
What does the Rose-breasted Grosbeak sound like?
A sweet, rich robin-like warble, and a squeaky eek call like a sneaker on a gym floor. Listen to the recording above.
Which birds sound like the Rose-breasted Grosbeak?
Northern Cardinal, Scarlet Tanager, Indigo Bunting, Western Tanager and Black-headed Grosbeak sound similar.
Where can I hear the Rose-breasted Grosbeak?
SongLark teaches it in its Birds of Eastern North America course.
How can I learn the Rose-breasted Grosbeak call?
In SongLark's Birds of Eastern North America course, it comes in Level 3: Deciduous Forest. SongLark teaches it by ear with real field recordings.
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SongLark teaches the Rose-breasted Grosbeak in its Birds of Eastern North America course. Each course plays real field recordings and brings every bird back for review just before you would forget it.
- In Birds of Eastern North America, the Rose-breasted Grosbeak comes in Level 3: Deciduous Forest. That Level is about songs from the leafy canopy.
Learn it with these birds in Level 3 of Birds of Eastern North America
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Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
Short, robin-like phrases repeated all day: here-I-am, where-are-you?
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Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina
A flute-like ee-oh-lay ending in a buzzy trill, echoing through summer woods.
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Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
A loud, ringing teacher-teacher-TEACHER that grows louder from the forest floor.
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Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens
A slow, plaintive, whistled pee-a-wee, then a falling pee-yer.
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Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
A loud, wild, ringing wuk-wuk-wuk-wuk that rises and falls, and slow, deep drumming.
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Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
A loud descending kee-yer and a long, even wick-wick-wick series.
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American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
A flat, nasal caw repeated in even series.
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Veery Catharus fuscescens
A breezy, downward-spiralling vee-ur, vee-ur, veer, veer that sounds like it is played in a pipe.
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Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
A long, clear opening note then a ringing, ethereal flourish, each phrase pitched differently.
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Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens
A lazy, buzzy zoo-zee, zoo-zoo-zee from the tops of conifers.
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