Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Picogrueso pechirrosado, Rose-breasted grosbeak
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Cardinalidae
Genus
Pheucticus
Species
ludovicianus
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Vagrant
Distribution: Photographer Tui de Roy observed this species on Fernandina on 1983. Curry and Stoleson (1988) reported that at least two were observed on Genovesa in April 1983. Also, on June 1989, Joseph Boyles and John Findey observed one individual on Genovesa.
- Curry, R.L. Stoleson, S.H. (1988) New bird records from the Galapagos associated with the El Niño-Southern Oscillation. Condor 90(2): 505-507.
- Freile, J.F. Santander, T., Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G., Carrasco, L., Cisneros-Heredia, D., Guevara, E., Sánchez-Nivicela, M., Tinoco, B. (2019) Lista Roja de las aves del Ecuador Quito, Ecuador. 97 pp.
- IUCN (2015) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015-4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 November 2015.
- Wiedenfeld, D.A. (2006) Aves, the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Check List 2006 2(2): 1-27.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Pheucticus ludovicianus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5148. Accessed 1 November 2026.