Pyrrhuloxia
[pir-uh-lok-see-uh] /ˌpɪr əˈlɒk si ə/
noun
1.
a cardinallike grosbeak, Cardinalis (Pyrrhuloxia) sinuatus, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having a bill superficially resembling that of a parrot.
/ˌpɪrəˈlɒksɪə/
noun
1.
a grey-and-pink crested bunting, Pyrrhuloxia sinuata, of Central and SW North America, with a short parrot-like bill
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