Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Cardinals and Allies (Cardinalidae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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Often mixed up with
In quizzes, players most often confuse Rose-breasted Grosbeak with these birds— either this species was picked by mistake, or the other way around.
| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea | 2 |
| Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor | 1 |
| Killdeer Charadrius vociferus | 1 |
| Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus | 1 |
| Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus | 1 |
Family
Cardinalidae (sometimes referred to as "cardinal-grosbeaks" or simply "cardinals") is a family of New World-endemic passerine birds that consists of cardinals, grosbeaks, and buntings. It also includes several other genera such as the tanager-like Piranga and the warbler-like Granatellus. Membership of this family is not easily defined by a single or even a set of physical characteristics, but instead by molecular work.
Order
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …