Birds of North America
Puzzle 39 · Desert and Canyon Country · Page 59 in print
Pyrrhuloxia
A Pyrrhuloxia’s short flight follows an undulating path. Brief bursts of wingbeats alternate with glides.
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Belly Stripe
The male has a red stripe along the underside.
Cactus Garden
A planted habitat that can be suitable for nesting.
Crabgrass
A grass included among the bird’s seed foods.
Curved Culmen
The upper edge of the short heavy bill is curved.
Doveweed
A seed-producing food plant.
Gray Thorn
Dense brush used as a nesting site.
Head Bowing
A movement performed by males during courtship.
Nightshade
A plant whose fruit is included in the diet.
Panicum
A plant whose seeds Pyrrhuloxias eat.
Red Mask
The male’s red face pattern.
Sandbur
A grass whose seeds the bird eats.
Spurge
A plant whose seeds are eaten.
Stinkbugs
Insect prey eaten by Pyrrhuloxias.
Wavy Flight
The bird alternates wingbeats and glides, making an undulating path.
Weevils
Small beetles included in the diet.
Sources
- Pyrrhuloxia: IdentificationCornell Lab of Ornithology
- Pyrrhuloxia: Life HistoryCornell Lab of Ornithology