Utah Bird Profile - Pine Grosbeak

Utah Bird Profile
Pine Grosbeak - Pinicola enucleator

Name Roots: (L. pinus, "pine"; colere, "inhabit" - enucleator, "one who shells out")

In Utah:

by Tuula Rose

Nesting,
feeding,
characteristic behaviors:

Nests in a conifer or in a shrub at a height of 2-25 feet, in a cup nest. This species is not a cowbird host. During the breeding season, this species is an omnivore: upper-canopy forager. During the non-breeding seasons this species is a granivore: ground and upper-canopy gleaner.

Habitat:

Breeds in Utah in sub-alpine conifer habitat.

How to find:

| USGS Profile (Geological Survey) | US Winter Range Map | US Summer Range Map |

Occur. (UP)

(See Legend)

Abbreviations | References | Legend