crimson-collared grosbeak (Rhodothraupis celaeno) Crimson-colored Grosbeak From The Crossley ID Guide Eastern Birds
Date 8 September 2010, 10:28:16
Source Richard Crossley
Author Richard Crossley
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The crimson-collared grosbeak (Rhodothraupis celaeno) is a medium-size seed- and leaf-eating bird in the same family as the northern cardinal, Cardinalidae. The crimson-collared grosbeak is primarily found in north-eastern Mexico from central Nuevo León and central Tamaulipas south to northern Veracruz; however, it occasionally strays into the Rio Grande Valley of southern Texas, mostly in winter.
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cardinalidae
Genus: Rhodothraupis
Species: Rhodothraupis celaeno (Deppe, 1830)
Synonyms: Caryothraustes celaeno (Deppe, 1830)
