Prakruti Parichay
FringillidaeMycerobas

Black-and-yellow Grosbeak

Mycerobas icterioideS'

22–22 cmMedium
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Resident. W Himalayas. Male is very similar to male Collared. Black of phJnage is duller (less glossyj, and has black thighs. Nape, upperparts and underparts are generally a purer, paler lemon-yellow. Female is very different from female Collared: mantle and breast are pale grey and concolorous with head. and belly. flanks and rump are pale peachy-orange. Immature male is similar to adult female. but has yellow rump and blackish wings and tail, with patches of black on scapulars and throat Coniferous forest

Colour

BlackYellowGreyOrange
Average size
22 cm
Habitat
Coniferous forest
Behaviour
Resident.

About this bird

Resident. W Himalayas. Male is very similar to male Collared. Black of phJnage is duller (less glossyj, and has black thighs. Nape, upperparts and underparts are generally a purer, paler lemon-yellow. Female is very different from female Collared: mantle and breast are pale grey and concolorous with head. and belly. flanks and rump are pale peachy-orange. Immature male is similar to adult female. but has yellow rump and blackish wings and tail, with patches of black on scapulars and throat Coniferous forest

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Black-and-yellow Grosbeak is bigger than Crake but smaller than Green Sandpiper.

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Black-and-yellow Grosbeak

Mycerobas icterioideS'

22–22 cm