Japanese Grosbeak

Japanese Grosbeak

yellow with strong beak.

Characteristics

A bird of the family Cuckoo, characterized by its strong yellow beak. Its Japanese name, 鵤, comes from its powerful horn-like beak. The males and females are the same color, the head to the back of the eyes is completely black, and the body is light brown. The flight feathers are navy blue, and the primary flight feathers have white spots.

Calls

It makes a short "kyo-kyo" sound or a chirping "kiki, kyoki" that seems to extend the end of the sentence.

Picture of Japanese Grosbeak

Ecology

They usually move in small groups on trees in forests. It eats nuts and seeds of plants with its hard beak. Sometimes they go down to the ground to eat. Several breeding pairs gather in early summer.

Habitat

Hachioji Komiya Park

Found in Komiya Park, Hachioji City. A flock of about six birds was looking for food while going back and forth between the trees and the ground. He was making a small "Kyo-Kyo" sound. When it was vertical, it looked very fat around the chest. The color of the body is very similar to that of the shime, but the color of the head and beak are different, so it can be distinguished.

Hachioji City Katakura Castle Ruins Park

Foraging on trees in Katakura Castle Site Park, Hachioji City. I heard a crackling sound coming from the tree, and when I searched the branches, I found a Grosbeak. After waiting for a while, he came out on a branch in the sun and was eating nuts.

Videos

The video of the Grosbeak.

Perched alone on a branch.Foraging.In the Horde.

Pictures

Introducing a picture of Japanese Grosbeak.

Picture of Japanese Grosbeak1|It has a distinctive yellow beak and black head.
It has a distinctive yellow beak and black head.
Picture of Japanese Grosbeak2|The body is light brown.
The body is light brown.
Picture of Japanese Grosbeak3|The chest area looks fat.
The chest area looks fat.
Picture of Japanese Grosbeak4|There is a white part on the flight feathers.
There is a white part on the flight feathers.
Picture of Japanese Grosbeak5|Climbing a tree.
Climbing a tree.
Picture of Japanese Grosbeak6|The beak is slightly open.
The beak is slightly open.
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