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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

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

Streams, rivers and their banks

Blue Spring, Florida
WinterCentral Interior and Appalachian Riparian SystemsWinslow Homer, Blue Spring, Florida (1890): clear blue spring water under overhanging palms. Shown: Blue Spring, Florida (Winslow Homer, 1890; National Gallery of Art), a neighboring state.Blue Spring, Florida, Winslow Homer, 1890. Public domain. Source record.

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

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. Those recorded in Alabama first, the rest by region.

Elsewhere in the South (9)
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Dry and Dry-Mesic Oak Forest Winter.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland Winter.
  • Central and Southern Appalachian Montane Oak Forest Winter.
  • Central and Southern Appalachian Northern Hardwood Forest Winter.
  • Central and Southern Appalachian Spruce-Fir Forest Winter.
  • Southern and Central Appalachian Cove Forest Winter.
  • Southern and Central Appalachian Oak Forest Winter.
  • Southern Appalachian Montane Pine Forest and Woodland Winter.
  • Southern Appalachian Northern Hardwood Forest Winter.
Northeast (6)
  • Acadian Low-Elevation Spruce-Fir-Hardwood Forest Winter.
  • Acadian-Appalachian Montane Spruce-Fir Forest Winter.
  • Appalachian Hemlock-Hardwood Forest Winter.
  • Central Appalachian Alkaline Glade and Woodland Winter.
  • Central Appalachian Oak and Pine Forest Winter.
  • Central Appalachian Pine-Oak Rocky Woodland Winter.
Midwest (2)
  • North-Central Interior Dry-Mesic Oak Forest and Woodland Winter.
  • North-Central Interior Maple-Basswood Forest Winter.
Land cover and other classes (9)
  • Allegheny-Cumberland Dry Oak Forest and Woodland - Pine Modifier Winter.
  • Atlantic Coastal Plain Fall-line Sandhills Longleaf Pine Woodland - Offsite Hardwood Modifier Winter.
  • Central Appalachian Floodplain - Forest Modifier Winter.
  • Central Appalachian Riparian - Forest Modifier Winter.
  • Orchards Vineyards and Other High Structure Agriculture Winter.
  • Southern and Central Appalachian Oak Forest - Xeric Winter.
  • Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Loblolly Pine Modifier Winter.
  • Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Mixed Modifier Winter.
  • Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-Heath Forest - Mixed Modifier Winter.

All habitats

Seasons in Alabama

  • Winter: does not nest here, in 23 of 67 counties.

Food plants

Diet records by plant genus, from studies across North America. Not a record from this state. Plants matched by genus.

Native plants in these genera 72

Plant genera in its diet records (16)
  • Acer 2 diet records. 8 native plants in Alabama
  • Cornus 2 diet records. 4 native plants in Alabama
  • Juniperus 2 diet records. 3 native plants in Alabama
  • Amelanchier 1 diet record. 4 native plants in Alabama
  • Ceanothus 1 diet record. 3 native plants in Alabama
  • Fraxinus 1 diet record. 7 native plants in Alabama
  • Hibiscus 1 diet record. 6 native plants in Alabama
  • Malus 1 diet record. 2 native plants in Alabama
  • Pinus 1 diet record. 8 native plants in Alabama
  • Prunus 1 diet record. 8 native plants in Alabama
  • Rhus 1 diet record. 4 native plants in Alabama
  • Rubus 1 diet record. 7 native plants in Alabama
  • Sambucus 1 diet record. 1 native plant in Alabama
  • Solanum 1 diet record. 6 native plants in Alabama
  • Sorbus 1 diet record. 0 native plants in Alabama
  • Symphoricarpos 1 diet record. 1 native plant in Alabama

Avian Diet Database (Hurlbert Lab), CC0 1.0.

Also found in its main habitats

Its main habitats in Alabama, by how much of its habitat model each one is, with the birds most characteristic of each and the plants that grow wild there. Shared habitat, not food.

Dry forests and woodlands

Birds 79

Plants 224

All of dry forests and woodlands in Alabama

Floodplain and bottomland forests

Birds 104

Plants 418

All of floodplain and bottomland forests in Alabama

Tree plantations and managed pine

Birds 62

Plants 2

All of tree plantations and managed pine in Alabama

USGS Gap Analysis Project habitat models.

Sources