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Male Yellow Grosbeak in Burgers Desert, the completely indoor (7500m2) rocky and sand desert in Burgers Zoo in Arnhem, the Netherlands.
The Yellow Grosbeak or Mexican Yellow Grosbeak (Pheucticus chrysopeplus) is a insects and seed eating bird in the same family as the Northern Cardinal.
The Yellow Grosbeak occurs on the Pacific slope of Mexico from central Sonora to northwestern Oaxaca, and in southern Chiapas and Guatemala. In Sonora it is migratory. Occasional vagrants have reached the United States, mostly in summer in Arizona.
It occurs mostly in trees in forest, woodland, and edge, but generally not dense rain or cloud forest.
It is considerably bigger than its North American congeners, the Black-headed Grosbeak and the Rose-breasted Grosbeak, being about 20 - 24 cm long and weighing on average 62 g. The head is "massive" and the gray-black bill is even bigger in proportion to the head than those of its northern relatives. Adult males have an intense yellow color with black and white accents, but it may take three years before they fully color.

Mannetje van een Gele kardinaal in Burgers Desert, de overdekte zand- en rotswoestijn (7500m2) in Burgers Zoo in Arnhem. De inrichting van Burgers Desert (planten, rotsen en zand) kan in de Sonorawoestijn (Arizona en Noord-Mexico) worden aangetroffen.
De gele kardinaal of gele kernbijter (Pheucticus chrysopeplus) is een vogel die behoort tot de familie van kardinaalachtigen (Cardinalidae). De soort komt voor op de hellingen langs de kusten van de Pacifische Oceaan van Mexico tot in Guatemala, zowel in de bossen als in de buurt van menselijke nederzettingen. In de Sonora is de vogel een trekgast
Hij heeft een lengte van 20 à 24 cm en weegt ongeveer 62 gr. Volwassen mannetjes hebben een intens gele kleur met zwarte en witte accenten, maar het kan drie jaar duren voordat ze op kleur zijn.
Gele kardinalen voeden zich met zaden en insecten. De insecten onderscheppen ze in de lucht.

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Taken in: Nederland / Gelderland / Arnhem / Bakenberg (show map)

Taken on: August 31, 2009

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