Glaucous-blue Grosbeak (Cyanoloxia glaucocaerulea)

Other Scientific Names
Passerina glaucocaerulea [BirdLife International (2004)], Passerina glaucocaerulea [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Other Names (World)
Glaucous-blue Grosbeak, Indigo Grosbeak, Glaucous Grosbeak

Family
Cardinalidae (Cardinals)

Size
14 cm

First Described (Guide)
(D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest. From sea-level - 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina (B), Brazil, Uruguay.

Breeds north-eastern Argentina (Misiones, Corrientes, Entre R��os and north-eastern Buenos Aires), south-eastern Brazil (southern S�o Paulo, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul) and north, eastern and western Uruguay; in austral winter, some move northern as far Mato Grosso do Sul (southern Brazil).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (24)...)

Glaucous-blue Grosbeak (Cyanoloxia glaucocaerulea) [XC465316]
by id from Porci\u00fancula, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (song)

Glaucous-blue Grosbeak (Cyanoloxia glaucocaerulea) [XC789152]
by Luiz C. Silva from Ponta Grossa, Paran\u00e1, Brazil (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Genus sometimes subsumed in Passerina. Apparent hybrids between this species and an unspecified Oryzoborus seed-finch (Emberizidae) reported from Brazil.

References
See References.

Files:

More Information

BirdLife International

For more information about the Glaucous-blue Grosbeak see... Show Articles

BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Articles about the Glaucous-blue Grosbeak

If you would like to read any articles about the Glaucous-blue Grosbeak...

Show Articles (0)

No Pictures of Glaucous-blue Grosbeak

If Birdpedia has no pictures of Glaucous-blue Grosbeak or you would like to see more, then try the following...

Show External Images from BING

From BING (10)

No Videos of Glaucous-blue Grosbeak

If Birdpedia has no videos of Glaucous-blue Grosbeak or you would like to see more, then try the following..

Show External Videos

From BING (0)