Pyrrhuloxia

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Pyrrhuloxia
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Habitat
The pyrrhuloxia lives in thorny thickets, usually along streambeds.

Diet
The pyrrhuloxia forages on the ground for the seeds of grasses, weeds, and mesquite; cactus fruit and cottonwood catkins. In the summer, it also eats insects. It uses its powerful bill to crack open and crush seeds.

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