Pine Grosbeak
Photo: Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

Pine Grosbeak

Pinicola enucleator

LCLeast Concern
Family
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies (Fringillidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The pine grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) is a large member of the true finch family, Fringillidae. It is the only species in the genus Pinicola. It is found in coniferous woods across Alaska, the western mountains of the United States, Canada, and in subarctic Fennoscandia and across the Palearctic to Siberia. The species is a frugivore, especially in winter, favoring small fruits, such as rowans (mountain-ashes in the New World).

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Range and habitat

Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.