Bird Album
Evening Grosbeak
Hesperiphona vespertina (Cooper, W, 1825)
57 gWeight
The evening grosbeak (Hesperiphona vespertina) is a passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae found in North America.
Busiest months: May · Most records: Canada, United States, St. Pierre & Miquelon
Where and when it's recorded
Busiest months: May · Most records: Canada, United States, St. Pierre & Miquelon
Evening Grosbeak has been recorded at 470 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 5 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Algonquin Provincial Park – Visitor CentreCanada5,160 records
- RNF du Cap-TourmenteCanada4,653 records
- Ch. des Puits, LaterrièreCanada3,700 records
More places
- Le nichoir des Fréchette!Canada2,926 records
- La PocatièreCanada2,165 records
- Whitefish PointUnited States1,974 records
- Dunes de TadoussacCanada1,802 records
- Rocky Point Bird ObservatoryCanada1,781 records
- Bear BottomsUnited States1,658 records
- Pointe-au-PèreCanada1,413 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
The evening grosbeak (Hesperiphona vespertina) is a passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae found in North America.
Excerpt from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · authors · Read more on Wikipedia
Questions
How big is the Evening Grosbeak?
The Evening Grosbeak weighs around 57 g.
Where does the Evening Grosbeak live?
Its breeding range: North America, Middle America: Canada to southwestern Mexico. It is most often recorded in Canada, United States and St. Pierre & Miquelon.
When is the best time to see the Evening Grosbeak?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in May (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Evening Grosbeak endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Evening Grosbeak as Vulnerable.
What does the Evening Grosbeak eat?
Main food: Omnivore.
What family is the Evening Grosbeak in?
It belongs to the family Finches, Euphonias (Fringillidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 57 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Partial migrant
- Conservation
- Vulnerable
More measurements
- Wing
- 110 mm
- Tail
- 67 mm
- Bill
- 23 mm
- Tarsus
- 21 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
North America, Middle America: Canada to southwestern Mexico
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Finches, Euphonias Fringillidae
- Genus
- Hesperiphona
Other birds in the genus Hesperiphona
Hooded GrosbeakHesperiphona abeillei
Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
African ChaffinchFringilla spodiogenys
Azores ChaffinchFringilla moreletti
Madeira ChaffinchFringilla maderensis
Canary Islands ChaffinchFringilla canariensis
Tenerife Blue ChaffinchFringilla teydea
Gran Canaria Blue ChaffinchFringilla polatzeki
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Black-and-yellow GrosbeakMycerobas icterioides
Download illustration
Free to use with credit: “Illustration: Bird Album (birdalbum.com)”. Drawn by AI from a reference photo by jrheinen. ↗
Heard it but can't see it? Mingji identifies birds by sound and photo, on your phone.