Black-headed Grosbeak

Black-headed Grosbeak
	Randell Davies Audubon, Santa Fe
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN3.1)
Biological classification
Kingdom:	Animalia;
Phylum:	Chordata;
Class:	Aves;
Order:	Passeriformes;
Family:	Cardinalidae;
Genus:	Pheucticus;
Species:	P. melanocephalus;
Binomial name
	Pheucticus melanocephalus; (Swainson, 1827)
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The Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus) is a species of bird. It belongs in the family Cardinalidae. It is a medium sized, seed-eating bird. It is 18-19 cm long. It weights 35-49 g.

The Black-headed Grosbeak is a migratory bird. It has nesting grounds from southwestern British Columbia, through the western half of the United States, into central Mexico. It occurs as an Introduced species further south in Central America.