Bird

Evening Grosbeak

Coccothraustes vespertinus

A winter visitor to Alabama, found in 23 of 67 counties and 5 habitats.

Here: Winter
Nesting: Not known to nest here
Range: 23 of 67 counties
Habitats: 5

Male Evening Grosbeak, whole bird — **Male**. (c) Sean Frey, some rights reserved (CC BY). CC BY. iNaturalist photo 611725807. iNaturalist large derivative; no local crop or retouch.

At a glance

Group: Birds
Here: Winter
Nesting: Not known to nest here
Range: 23 of 67 counties
Habitats: 5
Habitat models: Winter

Where it lives

The places its habitat model includes. It is not found everywhere a habitat occurs.

Habitats in Alabama 5

Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

1 of 5

Dry forests and woodlands

Forests and open woodlands on dry ridges and slopes, often oak or pine.

WinterAllegheny-Cumberland Dry Oak Forest and Woodland - Hardwood; Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Hardwood Modifier; Southeastern Interior Longleaf Pine Woodland; Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest; Southern Appalachian Low Mountain Pine Forest

Floodplain and bottomland forests

Forests on low ground beside rivers and streams that flood from time to time.

WinterSouthern Piedmont Large Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier; Central Interior and Appalachian Riparian Systems; Southern Piedmont Small Floodplain and Riparian Forest

Moist forests

Forests on moist but not wet ground, such as rich slopes and ravines.

WinterSouthern Piedmont Mesic Forest

Streams, rivers and their banks

Flowing water and its banks, bars and rocky shoals.

WinterCentral Interior and Appalachian Riparian Systems

Tree plantations and managed pine

Planted or intensively managed stands of pine or hardwoods grown for timber; a land use rather than a natural community.

WinterDeciduous Plantation; Evergreen Plantation or Managed Pine; Managed Tree Plantation

Other habitats in its models (26)

Land cover, or classes with no habitat page in Alabama.

Orchards Vineyards and Other High Structure Agriculture Winter.
Central and Southern Appalachian Northern Hardwood Forest Winter.
Southern and Central Appalachian Oak Forest - Xeric Winter.
Southern Appalachian Northern Hardwood Forest Winter.
North-Central Interior Dry-Mesic Oak Forest and Woodland Winter.
North-Central Interior Maple-Basswood Forest Winter.
Southern and Central Appalachian Oak Forest Winter.
Central and Southern Appalachian Montane Oak Forest Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Dry and Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Winter.
Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Loblolly Pine Modifier Winter.
Allegheny-Cumberland Dry Oak Forest and Woodland - Pine Modifier Winter.
Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Mixed Modifier Winter.
Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-Heath Forest - Mixed Modifier Winter.
Central Appalachian Oak and Pine Forest Winter.
Appalachian Hemlock-Hardwood Forest Winter.
Acadian Low-Elevation Spruce-Fir-Hardwood Forest Winter.
Central Appalachian Pine-Oak Rocky Woodland Winter.
Southern and Central Appalachian Cove Forest Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland Winter.
Southern Appalachian Montane Pine Forest and Woodland Winter.
Acadian-Appalachian Montane Spruce-Fir Forest Winter.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Fall-line Sandhills Longleaf Pine Woodland - Offsite Hardwood Modifier Winter.
Central and Southern Appalachian Spruce-Fir Forest Winter.
Central Appalachian Alkaline Glade and Woodland Winter.
Central Appalachian Floodplain - Forest Modifier Winter.
Central Appalachian Riparian - Forest Modifier Winter.