weitverbreitete Gruppe von Finkenvögeln, mit außerordentl. kräftigem Schnabel; einheim. ist der Kirsch-K.
ETYM Gross + beak: cf. French gros-bec.
Any of various finches of Europe or America having a massive and powerful bill; SYN. grossbeak.
Large-billed finch; hawfinch.
Any of various thick-billed finches of the family Fringillidae. The pine grosbeak Pinicola enucleator breeds in Arctic forests. Its plumage is similar to that of the pine crossbill.