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Blue grosbeak

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Blue grosbeak

Passerina caerulea

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Male bright blue, female greenish-blue; stout conical bill. Breeds in riparian scrub with native willows and alders. Eats seeds and insects; attracts to native berry-bearing shrubs.

Plants that support Blue grosbeak

1 plants

Cottonwood

Populus fremontii subsp. fremontii

moderate

tree

Spring breeding migrant; uses cottonwood riparian habitat for nesting and foraging

Bay Area nativeKeystone species