Mycerobas
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The Mycerobas grosbeak
Grosbeak
Grosbeak is a form taxon containing several species of seed-eating passerine birds with large beaks. Although they all belong to the superfamily Passeroidea, they are not a natural group but rather a polyphyletic assemblage of distantly related songbirds....

s are a genus of finch
Finch
The true finches are passerine birds in the family Fringillidae. They are predominantly seed-eating songbirds. Most are native to the Northern Hemisphere, but one subfamily is endemic to the Neotropics, one to the Hawaiian Islands, and one subfamily – monotypic at genus level – is found...

 in the Fringillidae family. They are colorful finches and are (at 20–23 cm) the largest species in the family.
The genus contains the following species:
  • Collared Grosbeak
    Collared Grosbeak
    The Collared Grosbeak is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family.It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is boreal forests.-References:...

     (Mycerobas affinis)
  • White-winged Grosbeak
    White-winged Grosbeak
    The White-winged Grosbeak is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family.It is found in Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Iran, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Its natural habitat is boreal forests.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...

     (Mycerobas carnipes)
  • Black-and-yellow Grosbeak
    Black-and-yellow Grosbeak
    The Black-and-Yellow Grosbeak is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family.It is found in Afghanistan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan.Its natural habitat is temperate forests.-References:...

     (Mycerobas icterioides)
  • Spot-winged Grosbeak
    Spot-winged Grosbeak
    The Spot-winged Grosbeak is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family.It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:*...

    (Mycerobas melanozanthos)
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