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Description Male:
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Plumage characteristics make males virtually unmistakable.
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Their forehead and supercilium are bright yellow.
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The crown is black and tapers to brown on the nape and breast, which fades to yellow on the mantle and lower breast.
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The amount of yellow on mantle and breast is variable.
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Primaries, outer secondaries, and the short, notched tail are black.
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The tertials and inner secondaries are white.
Evening Grosbeak
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Female:
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The head, upperparts, and underparts are dull gray and brown, with hints of yellow and light green around the neck and nape.
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The primaries and secondaries are predominantly black, but the inner primaries and inner secondaries have a small white patch near the base.
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The uppertail coverts are predominantly black with white spots. The short, notched, black tail has much white at the tip.
Female Evening Grosbeak
