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Blue grosbeak

Passerina caerulea (Linnaeus, 1758)

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The blue grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) is a species in the family Cardinalidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 27.4 g to 29.3 g and live up to 5.92 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Blue grosbeak (Passerina caerulea)
Photo: Dan Pancamo · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the blue grosbeak

Weight
27.4 g – 29.3 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
5.92 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
10.2 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
11 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
3.75src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
12 months – 18 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1.75src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the blue grosbeak

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Blue grosbeak (Passerina caerulea)
DickDaniels ( http://theworldbirds.org/ ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the blue grosbeak live?

Not recorded

What is the blue grosbeak?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The blue grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) is a medium-sized North American passerine bird in the cardinal family Cardinalidae. It is mainly migratory, wintering in Central America and breeding in northern Mexico and the southern United States. The male is blue with two brown wing bars. The female is mainly brown with scattered blue feathers on the upperparts and two brown wing bars.

From the Wikipedia article “Blue grosbeak” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blue_grosbeak&oldid=1379904884), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the blue grosbeak endangered?

The blue grosbeak is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the blue grosbeak classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCardinalidae
  6. genusPasserina
  7. SpeciesPasserina caerulea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Guiraca caerulea, Guiraca caerulea caerulea, Guiraca caerulea caerulea, Loxia caerulea, Loxia caerulea

Other names and names in other languages (57)
  • Big indigoEnglish
  • سميك المنقار الأزرقArabic
  • Син кардиналBulgarian
  • cardenal indi becblancCatalan
  • papežík modrýCzech
  • dlaskovec modrýCzech
  • Tewbig glasWelsh
  • KoboltkernebiderDanish
  • AzurfinkGerman
  • AzurbischofGerman
  • Hellblauer BischofGerman
  • blua kardinaloEsperanto
  • Picogordo azulSpanish
  • Azulejo RealSpanish
  • AzulejónSpanish
  • Azulillo grandeSpanish
  • Picogrueso azulSpanish
  • suur-indigolindEstonian
  • نوکبزرگ آبیPersian
  • sinikardinaaliFinnish
  • Guiraca bleuFrench
  • Tréanghob ghormIrish
  • Gobbagh-mooar gorrymScottish Gaelic
  • Giraka bleHaitian Creole
  • גבתאי כחולHebrew
  • plavi batačCroatian
  • kék magtörőHungarian
  • Burung rio-rio biruIndonesian
  • NiðtittlingurIcelandic
  • Beccogrosso azzurroItalian
  • ルリイカルJapanese
  • guirakaLithuanian
  • zilais kardinālsLatvian
  • Daatsohí dootłʼizhígííNavajo
  • Blauwe BisschopDutch
  • blåtjukknebbNorwegian Nynorsk
  • blåtykknebbNorwegian
  • Pik Grandi BlouPapiamento
  • Pico Grandi BlouPapiamento
  • Łuszczyk błekitnyPolish
  • łuszczyk błękitnyPolish
  • azulejo-realPortuguese
  • cardeal-realPortuguese
  • Голубая гуиракаRussian
  • Толстоклювый колоринRussian
  • AlitcihciNorthern Sami
  • alitcizášNorthern Sami
  • pápežík modrýSlovak
  • modri kardinalSlovenian
  • Plavi batokljunSerbian
  • blåkardinalSwedish
  • blåtjocknäbbSwedish
  • Mavi ÇinteTurkish
  • Mavi kocabaşTurkish
  • скригнатка синяUkrainian
  • 斑翅蓝彩鹀Chinese
  • 褐斑翅藍彩鵐Chinese

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Relatives of the blue grosbeak

Other species in the same genus Passerina.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the blue grosbeak?

An adult blue grosbeak weighs 27.4 g – 29.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the blue grosbeak endangered?

The blue grosbeak is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the blue grosbeak live?

The blue grosbeak has a recorded lifespan of 5.92 years.

What kind of animal is the blue grosbeak?

The blue grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) belongs to the family Cardinalidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{blue_grosbeak_2026,
  title = {Blue grosbeak (Passerina caerulea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-grosbeak},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}