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Black-headed Grosbeak

Pheucticus melanocephalus (Swainson, WJ 1827)

The black-headed grosbeak is a medium-sized, seed-eating bird in the same family as the northern cardinal, the Cardinalidae. It is sometimes considered conspecific with the rose-breasted grosbeak with which it hybridizes on the American Great Plains. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Cardinalidae
Genus:
   Pheucticus
Scientific:
  Pheucticus melanocephalus


Original description

Citation:
  (Swainson, WJ 1827)

Reference:
   Philosophical Mag. n.s., 1 p.438

Protonym:
  Guiraca melanocephalus

Type locality:
  Tableland, Temiscaltipec [= Temascaltepec, Mexico], Mexico.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15530448


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  824361E5ACCA64DB

Avibase ID:
  avibase-824361E5

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/824361E5


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 179140

Geographic range:

  • Pheucticus melanocephalus: breeds southern Alaska and southern British Columbia to southwestern Saskatchewan southward to Guerrero and Oaxaca, central Mexico, westward to Pacific Coast (including northern Baja California), and eastward to central North Dakota to southwestern Texas, western Coahuila, central Puebla, and Oaxaca; nonbreeding range in Mexico along Pacific slope from southern Sonora to Michoacán, in interior from Zacatecas to Oaxaca, and less commonly on Atlantic slope from Tamaulipas to Oaxaca, and in southern Baja California
  • Pheucticus melanocephalus melanocephalus: southeastern British Columbia to Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, and southern Mexican Plateau
  • Pheucticus melanocephalus maculatus: mountains of southwestern British Columbia to northern Baja California
English:
Black-headed Grosbeak
Catalan:
cardenal capnegre
Czech:
dlaskovec černohlavý
Danish:
Sorthovedet Kernebider
German:
Schwarzkopf-Kernknacker
Spanish:
Picogrueso Cabecinegro
Spanish (Spain):
Picogrueso Cabecinegro
Finnish:
mustapääkardinaali
French:
Cardinal à tête noire
Croatian:
crnoglavi batač
Hungarian:
feketefejű magvágó
Icelandic:
Hettutáti
Italian:
Beccogrosso testanera
Japanese (romaji):
chabaraikaru
Japanese:
チャバライカル
Lithuanian:
Juodagalvis didžiasnapis kardinolas
Dutch:
Zwartkopkardinaal
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Svarthovudtjukknebb
Norwegian:
Svarthodetykknebb
Polish:
łuszcz czarnogłowy
Portuguese:
Bico-grossudo-de-cabeça-preta
Portuguese (Portugal):
realejo-de-cabeça-preta
Russian:
Черноголовый толстонос
Slovak:
glezgovec čiernohlavý
Serbian:
Crnoglavi batokljun
Swedish:
svarthuvad kardinal
Ukrainian:
Кардинал-довбоніс чорноголовий
Chinese:
黑头白斑翅雀
Chinese (Traditional):
黑頭白翅嶺雀


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Habia melanocephala) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Habia melanocephala) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Habia melanocephala) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Habia melanocephala) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Habia melanocephala) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Habia melanocephala) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Habia melanocephala) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Habia melanocephala) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Habia melanocephala) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Zamelodia melanocephala) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Zamelodia melanocephala) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Zamelodia melanocephala) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Zamelodia melanocephala) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Zamelodia melanocephala) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Zamelodia melanocephala) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Zamelodia melanocephala) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Zamelodia melanocephala) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Zamelodia melanocephala) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Zamelodia melanocephala) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Zamelodia melanocephala) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Hedymeles melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Hedymeles melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Hedymeles melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Hedymeles melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheutictus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheutictus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheutictus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheutictus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheutictus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheutictus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheutictus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheutictus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheutictus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheutictus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheutictus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Cardinal à tête noire ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Cardinal à tête noire ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Pheucticus melanocephalus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Pheucticus melanocephalus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Pheucticus melanocephalus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
Black-headed Grosbeak ( Pheucticus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Pheucticus melanocephalus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Pheucticus melanocephalus [version 1]

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Species status: full species

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Bulgarian: Черноглав кардинал
Catalan: cardenal capnegre
Czech: dlaskovec černohlavý, Kardinál cernohlavý
Welsh: Gyffindew penddu
Danish: Sorthovedet Kernebider
German: Schwarzkopf-Kernkancker, Schwarzkopf-Kernknacker
Greek: Μαυρoκέφαλo τσιχλόvι
English: Black-headed Grosbeak, Rocky Mountain Grosbeak
English, HBW: Black-headed Grosbeak
English (IOC): Black-headed Grosbeak
English (United States): Black-headed Grosbeak
Esperanto: Nigrakapa dikbekulo
Spanish: Picogordo Tigrillo, Picogrueso Cabecinegro, Picogrueso tigrillo, Piquigrueso de Cabeza Negra
Spanish (Costa Rica): Picogrueso cabecinegro
Spanish (Spain): Picogrueso Cabecinegro
Spanish (HBW): Black-headed Grosbeak
Spanish (Mexico): picogordo tigrillo, Picogrueso Tigrillo
Estonian: Mustpea-kuhinokk
Finnish: Mustapääkardinaali
French: Bec-fort à tête noire, Cardinal à tête noire, Casse-graine à tête noire, Gros-bec à tête noire
Frisian: Swartkopkardinaal
Irish: Tréanghob ceanndubh
Galician: Realexo de cabeza negra
Croatian: crnoglavi batač
Hungarian: feketefejű magvágó, Feketefejű mágvágó
Icelandic: Hettutáti
Italian: Beccogrosso testanera
Japanese (romaji): chabaraikaru
Japanese: チャバライカル
Scientific: Guiraca melanocephala, Habia melanocephala, Hedymeles melanocephalus, Pheucticus melanocephalus, Pheucticus melanocephalus melanocephalus, Pheutictus melanocephalus, Pitylus guttatus, Zamelodia melanocephala
Lithuanian: Juodagalvis didžiasnapis kardinolas, Juodgalvis svilėnas
Latvian: melngalvas dižknābis
Dutch: Zwartkopbisschop, Zwartkopkardinaal
Norwegian Nynorsk: Svarthovudtjukknebb
Norwegian: Svarthodetykknebb
Polish: luszcz czarnoglowy, łuszcz czarnogłowy
Portuguese: Bico-grossudo-de-cabeça-preta, Realejo-de-cabeça-preta
Portuguese (Portugal): realejo-de-cabeça-preta
Rhaeto-Romance: Cardinal dal chau nair
Romanian: Botgros cu cap negru
Russian: Черноголовый дубоносовый кардинал, Черноголовый кардинал, Черноголовый толстонос
Slovak: glezgovec čiernohlavý
Slovenian: Črnoglavi kardinal
Serbian: Crnoglavi batokljun
Swedish: Svarthuvad kardinal
Turkish: Kara başlı kocabaş
Ukrainian: Кардинал-довбоніс чорноголовий
Chinese: 黑头白斑翅雀
Chinese (Traditional): 黑頭白翅嶺雀

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