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Fringilline and Cardueline Finches and Allies

Fringilline and Cardueline Finches and Allies

23 Bird Species
Lawrence's Goldfinch

Lawrence's Goldfinch

This species appears somewhat longer-tailed than other goldfinches. Large white spots on the underside of the tail are distinctive. In all plumages the bill is a dull pinkish color. Male: Pale to medium gray overall, with a black face and yellowish rump. The black wings have broad yellow patches, and more...

Length: 10 cm Wingspan: 21 cm

Lesser Goldfinch

Lesser Goldfinch

This is North America's smallest finch, with a short tail and a very pointed, dark, conical bill. Males show two color morphs; those in the eastern part of the range have black backs, while western birds are green-backed. Adult Male: The forehead and crown are jet black; wings are blackish with a bro more...

Length: 9 cm Wingspan: 20 cm

Oriental Greenfinch

Oriental Greenfinch

Small, stocky finch with a short, notched tail and stubby, pinkish bill. Yellow patch on primaries distinctive. Adult male: Olive-brown with a grayish cap. Black lores. Dark wings with white-edged feathers and large yellow patch a the base of the primaries. Adult female: Similar to male but with ligh more...

Length: 15 cm Wingspan: 23 cm

Pine Grosbeak

Pine Grosbeak

A large, bulky finch of northern latitudes. Adult male has plain raspberry-red head and breast, with variable red on clean gray underparts, red rump, blackish wings with white wing bars and white-edged flight feathers, plain dark tail, and short, thick, dark bill. Female lacks red on clean gray pluma more...

Length: 23 cm Wingspan: 37 cm

Pine Siskin

Pine Siskin

Though suggestive of a female Purple, House, or Cassin's Finch, this goldfinch-sized bird will be noticeably smaller, more crisply and densely streaked overall with a smaller very pointed bill. All ages are similar in appearance, with some variation in the amount of streaking on the underparts and th more...

Length: 13 cm Wingspan: 23 cm

Purple Finch

Purple Finch

This sparrow-sized finch has a chunky body and a proportionally large head with a stubby conical beak and a short, notched tail. Adult males have dark red face and crown, with red extending well onto chest and flanks. White belly, with blurry, brownish streaks. Reddish-brown face with red on the eye more...

Length: 15 cm Wingspan: 23 cm

Red Crossbill

Red Crossbill

Adult male is orangish red overall with plain red underparts, red head with dusky auriculars, red back, plain blackish wings and tail, and namesake large bill with crossed upper and lower mandible tips; crossing can be difficult to see at a distance. Female is greenish-yellow, not red. Immature males more...

Length: 16 cm Wingspan: 28 cm

White-winged Crossbill

White-winged Crossbill

At close range, note the crossed mandibles. In all of its variable plumages, white wing bars distinguish this species from Red Crossbill. Adult Male: Pinkish-red overall, dulling to gray on the flanks and undertail coverts, which may show some streaking. First year males are lighter pink, orangish-re more...

Length: 15 cm Wingspan: 24 cm

  • Lawrence's Goldfinch

    Lawrence's Goldfinch

    3 Photographs
  • Lesser Goldfinch

    Lesser Goldfinch

    14 Photographs
  • Oriental Greenfinch

    Oriental Greenfinch

    0 Photographs
  • Pine Grosbeak

    Pine Grosbeak

    21 Photographs
  • Pine Siskin

    Pine Siskin

    11 Photographs
  • Purple Finch

    Purple Finch

    11 Photographs
  • Red Crossbill

    Red Crossbill

    16 Photographs
  • White-winged Crossbill

    White-winged Crossbill

    20 Photographs

Non-vegetated-areas-sm

Non-vegetated Areas

5 species

Asian Rosy-Finch

Asian Rosy-Finch

Leucosticte arctoa

Alpine Slopes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Black Rosy-Finch

Black Rosy-Finch

Leucosticte atrata

Alpine Slopes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch

Brown-capped Rosy-Finch

Leucosticte australis

Alpine Slopes, Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Bare Rocky Slopes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch

Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch

Leucosticte tephrocotis

Alpine Slopes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Hoary Redpoll

Hoary Redpoll

Acanthis hornemanni

Bare Rocky Slopes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Boreal Forest
Salt-water-sm

Salt Water

0 species

Human-altered-areas-sm

Human-altered Areas

19 species

American Goldfinch

American Goldfinch

Spinus tristis

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands
Brambling

Brambling

Fringilla montifringilla

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Boreal Forest
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch

Brown-capped Rosy-Finch

Leucosticte australis

Alpine Slopes, Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Bare Rocky Slopes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Common Chaffinch

Common Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Eastern Deciduous Forest
Common Redpoll

Common Redpoll

Acanthis flammea

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Boreal Forest
Common Rosefinch

Common Rosefinch

Haemorhous erythrinus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Thickets
Eurasian Bullfinch

Eurasian Bullfinch

Pyrrhula pyrrhula

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Boreal Forest
Eurasian Siskin

Eurasian Siskin

Spinus spinus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Boreal Forest
Evening Grosbeak

Evening Grosbeak

Coccothraustes vespertinus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Clearcuts, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch

Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch

Leucosticte tephrocotis

Alpine Slopes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Hawfinch

Hawfinch

Coccothraustes coccothraustes

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Eastern Deciduous Forest
Hoary Redpoll

Hoary Redpoll

Acanthis hornemanni

Bare Rocky Slopes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Boreal Forest
House Finch

House Finch

Haemorhous mexicanus

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Lawrence's Goldfinch

Lawrence's Goldfinch

Spinus lawrencei

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands
Lesser Goldfinch

Lesser Goldfinch

Spinus psaltria

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Oriental Greenfinch

Oriental Greenfinch

Chloris sinica

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Ponds and Rivers, Clearcuts, Boreal Forest
Pine Siskin

Pine Siskin

Spinus pinus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Boreal Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands
Purple Finch

Purple Finch

Haemorhous purpureus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Boreal Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps, Western Confierous Forest
White-winged Crossbill

White-winged Crossbill

Loxia leucoptera

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Boreal Forest
Fresh-water-sm

Fresh Water

2 species

Common Rosefinch

Common Rosefinch

Haemorhous erythrinus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Thickets
Oriental Greenfinch

Oriental Greenfinch

Chloris sinica

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Ponds and Rivers, Clearcuts, Boreal Forest
Grassland-and-scrubland-sm

Grassland and Scrubland

12 species

American Goldfinch

American Goldfinch

Spinus tristis

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands
Asian Rosy-Finch

Asian Rosy-Finch

Leucosticte arctoa

Alpine Slopes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Black Rosy-Finch

Black Rosy-Finch

Leucosticte atrata

Alpine Slopes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch

Brown-capped Rosy-Finch

Leucosticte australis

Alpine Slopes, Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Bare Rocky Slopes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Common Chaffinch

Common Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Eastern Deciduous Forest
Evening Grosbeak

Evening Grosbeak

Coccothraustes vespertinus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Clearcuts, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch

Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch

Leucosticte tephrocotis

Alpine Slopes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows
Hoary Redpoll

Hoary Redpoll

Acanthis hornemanni

Bare Rocky Slopes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Boreal Forest
House Finch

House Finch

Haemorhous mexicanus

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Lawrence's Goldfinch

Lawrence's Goldfinch

Spinus lawrencei

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands
Lesser Goldfinch

Lesser Goldfinch

Spinus psaltria

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Oriental Greenfinch

Oriental Greenfinch

Chloris sinica

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Ponds and Rivers, Clearcuts, Boreal Forest
Forest-and-woodlands-sm

Forest and Woodlands

19 species

Brambling

Brambling

Fringilla montifringilla

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Boreal Forest
Cassin's Finch

Cassin's Finch

Haemorhous cassinii

Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands
Common Chaffinch

Common Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Eastern Deciduous Forest
Common Redpoll

Common Redpoll

Acanthis flammea

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Boreal Forest
Common Rosefinch

Common Rosefinch

Haemorhous erythrinus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Thickets
Eurasian Bullfinch

Eurasian Bullfinch

Pyrrhula pyrrhula

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Boreal Forest
Eurasian Siskin

Eurasian Siskin

Spinus spinus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Boreal Forest
Evening Grosbeak

Evening Grosbeak

Coccothraustes vespertinus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Clearcuts, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands
Hawfinch

Hawfinch

Coccothraustes coccothraustes

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Eastern Deciduous Forest
Hoary Redpoll

Hoary Redpoll

Acanthis hornemanni

Bare Rocky Slopes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Boreal Forest
House Finch

House Finch

Haemorhous mexicanus

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia, Thickets
Lawrence's Goldfinch

Lawrence's Goldfinch

Spinus lawrencei

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands
Lesser Goldfinch

Lesser Goldfinch

Spinus psaltria

Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Dry Western Woodlands, Streamside Gallery Forest and Riparia
Oriental Greenfinch

Oriental Greenfinch

Chloris sinica

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Ponds and Rivers, Clearcuts, Boreal Forest
Pine Grosbeak

Pine Grosbeak

Pinicola enucleator

Boreal Forest, Western Confierous Forest
Pine Siskin

Pine Siskin

Spinus pinus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Boreal Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands
Purple Finch

Purple Finch

Haemorhous purpureus

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Boreal Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps, Western Confierous Forest
Red Crossbill

Red Crossbill

Loxia curvirostra

Boreal Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands
White-winged Crossbill

White-winged Crossbill

Loxia leucoptera

Suburban/residential Landscapes, Boreal Forest
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