| Appearance | The Pyrrhuloxia is a medium-sized bird about 8″ long with a gray body, yellow bill, a ruby-red crown & mask plus stripes of rjuby-red on the wings and tail. The female looks the same except her mask is charcoal instead of red. |
| Diet | Seeds, fruits, and large insects. |
| Feeder Food | Black-oil sunflower seeds, hulled sunflower seeds, and cracked corn. |
| Habitat | Primarily dry areas including upland deserts, savannas, and thickets of mesquite shrubs & trees. |
| Nesting | They build a cup-shaped nest and have 1-2 broods/season. Each brood consists of 2-4 eggs that are gray/green with spots. Incubation is for 10-13 days. |
