Hooded Grosbeak (Hesperiphona abeillei)

Other Scientific Names
Hesperiphona abeillei [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]

Other Names (World)
Hooded Grosbeak, Abeille's Grosbeak

Family
Fringillidae (Finches)

Size
16 - 17 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lesson, 1839)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 900 - 3,200 m.

Range (Guide)

El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico.

Population
Estimated population is 20,000 - 49,999 (2020) and stable.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (11)...)

Hooded Grosbeak (Hesperiphona abeillei) [XC221180]
by Manuel Grosselet from Rancho El Cielo, Tamaulipas, Mexico (call)

Hooded Grosbeak (Hesperiphona abeillei) [XC780050]
by David Ru\u00edz Dom\u00ednguez from Parque Ecol\u00f3gico Jungla Urbana, Guatemala (call)

Subspecies
The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

pallida Nelson, 1928 - North-western Mexico (southern Chihuahua, Sinaloa and Durango).
saturata Sutton and Burleigh, 1939 - North-eastern Mexico (eastern San Luis Potosi and south-western Tamaulipas).
abeillei (Lesson, 1839) - Central and southern Mexico (Guerrero, and Michoacán east to Veracruz and northern Oaxaca).
cobanensis Nelson, 1928 - Southern Mexico (south-eastern Chiapas) east to south-western Guatemala.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Hooded Grosbeak (Hesperiphona abeillei) - 10 files

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