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Fringilline and Cardueline Finches and Allies23 Bird Species
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American GoldfinchSmall finch varying from bright yellow to drab brown. Short, thick, pointy bill. Pink legs. Alternate Male: bright yellow with black cap, forehead and eye. Pink bill. Black wings with yellow lesser coverts, two white wingbars and white tertial edges. Black tail with white streaks. White rump and unde more... Length: 13 cm Wingspan: 23 cm |
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Asian Rosy-FinchLength: 17 cm Wingspan: cm |
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Black Rosy-FinchThis species is much darker than the other two Rosy-Finches. The bill is black in summer, yellowish in winter, with white feathers covering the nostrils. In flight, the underside of the wings appear silvery on the flight feathers, similar to the other Rosy-Finches. Adult Male: Blackish-brown overall more... Length: 14 cm Wingspan: 24 cm |
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BramblingThis species is a rare visitor from Eurasia. In all plumages, note the white rump visible in flight. Alternate Male: Strikingly patterned with black head, back, and tail. The throat, breast, and shoulders are rusty-orange. The belly is white with dark spots along the flanks. The black wings show a bu more... Length: 14 cm Wingspan: 22 cm |
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Brown-capped Rosy-FinchOf the three species of Rosy-Finch, Brown-capped has the least amount of gray on the head and the most southerly breeding range. The bill is black in summer, yellowish in winter, with white feathers covering the nostrils. Adult Male: Cinnamon brown overall, with reddish pink on the belly and pink edg more... Length: 14 cm Wingspan: 24 cm |
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Cassin's FinchSparrow-sized finch with relatively long wings and notched tail. Adult males have light pinkish throat and breast, blending with white belly. Brownish face with pink wash on eyebrow and submoustachial stripe. Bright red crown. Heavily streaked back with pinkish wash. Pink rump. Flanks and undertail c more... Length: 16 cm Wingspan: 25 cm |
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Common ChaffinchDistinctive medium-sized finch. Adult male: Brownish face with dark eye. Black forehead with gray crown and extensive gray nape. Medium-length conical bill is grayish. Brownish-pink breast blending with blurry white belly and clean white undertail coverts. Rich brown back and scapulars. Black wings more... Length: 15 cm Wingspan: 24 cm |
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Common RedpollA small finch of the far north. Adult male has black chin and lores, red crown, tiny yellow bill, and gray body plumage with pink wash on breast, dark streaks on sides, dark gray back with black streaks, and black wings with white wingbars. Female and first-year birds lack pink wash on breast. Darker more... Length: 13 cm Wingspan: 23 cm |
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Common RosefinchSmall plump finch, suggests a compacted Purple or House Finch. Both males and females have less pattern on the head than other Carpodacus finches. Noticeable curvature of the culmen makes the horn-colored bill look stubby and hooked. Tail is rather short and slightly notched. Adult male: Has rosy-re more... Length: 15 cm Wingspan: 24 cm |
Eurasian BullfinchA chunky, stocky, Eurasian finch, rare to Alaska. Male is distinctive and colorful with bright rosy-red underparts and cheeks, black crown and throat, thick and stubby black bill, gray nape and back, black wings with wide pale wing bar, white belly and rump, and clean black tail. Female is similar, w more... Length: 17 cm Wingspan: 25 cm |
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Eurasian SiskinSmall finch. Small pointed bill and short forked tail. Adult male distinctive. Yellow face. Dark eye. Olive-brown cheek. Olive-brown back of crown blending with black fore crown. Black forehead, lores and chin. Pink bill. Olive-brown nape. Yellow breast blending with white belly. Sparse blurry dark more... Length: 12 cm Wingspan: 22 cm |
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Evening GrosbeakThis large finch is readily recognized by its massive pale bill, which is the color of dried corn, and a bold wing pattern that features a large white patch in the secondaries. A large head and heavy torso combine with a short tail to produce a very stocky appearance. Male: Brownish-black head and b more... Length: 18 cm Wingspan: 33 cm |
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Gray-crowned Rosy-FinchAlternate Adult is chocolate brown above, with frosty pinkish-gray edges to most of the back feathers, and black wings edged in pink. Underparts characterized by warm brown breast and belly feathers edged in dull pink, transitioning into rosy-pink flanks and uppertail coverts. Head may be almost enti more... Length: 16 cm Wingspan: 33 cm |
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HawfinchEurasian species; rare visitor to Western Alaska. Adult male is chunky, stocky, large-headed and short-tailed, somewhat like related Evening Grosbeak; note very thick bluish bill, warm brownish head, pale eye, black throat, sandy-brown underparts and nape, greenish-brown back, and black wings with wh more... Length: 18 cm Wingspan: 33 cm |
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Hoary RedpollA small finch of the far north. Adult male has black chin and lores, red crown, tiny yellow bill, and whitish body plumage with faint pink wash on breast, faint streaks on sides, light back with dark streaks, and black wings with broad white wingbars and white edging on secondaries. Female and first- more... Length: 14 cm Wingspan: 23 cm |
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House FinchSparrow-sized finch with a long, mostly square tail and a thick gray bill with curved culmen. Males usually have a bright red-orange patch on breast and throat, and on forehead and eyebrow. A small portion of the population is xanthochromatic. On such individuals, parts of the plumage that would norm more... Length: 15 cm Wingspan: 25 cm |
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American Goldfinch
38 Photographs -
Asian Rosy-Finch
0 Photographs -
Black Rosy-Finch
4 Photographs -
Brambling
5 Photographs -
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch
4 Photographs -
Cassin's Finch
14 Photographs -
Common Chaffinch
4 Photographs -
Common Redpoll
15 Photographs -
Common Rosefinch
1 Photograph -
Eurasian Bullfinch
3 Photographs -
Eurasian Siskin
0 Photographs -
Evening Grosbeak
4 Photographs -
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
15 Photographs -
Hawfinch
0 Photographs -
Hoary Redpoll
2 Photographs -
House Finch
17 Photographs
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Non-vegetated Areas |
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Asian Rosy-FinchLeucosticte arctoa |
Alpine Slopes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Black Rosy-FinchLeucosticte atrata |
Alpine Slopes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Brown-capped Rosy-FinchLeucosticte australis |
Alpine Slopes, Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Bare Rocky Slopes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Gray-crowned Rosy-FinchLeucosticte tephrocotis |
Alpine Slopes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Hoary RedpollAcanthis hornemanni |
Bare Rocky Slopes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Boreal Forest |
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Salt Water0 species |
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Human-altered Areas |
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American GoldfinchSpinus tristis |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands |
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BramblingFringilla montifringilla |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Boreal Forest |
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Brown-capped Rosy-FinchLeucosticte australis |
Alpine Slopes, Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Bare Rocky Slopes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs |
Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Eastern Deciduous Forest |
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Common RedpollAcanthis flammea |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Boreal Forest |
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Common RosefinchHaemorhous erythrinus |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Thickets |
Eurasian BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Boreal Forest |
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Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Boreal Forest |
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Evening GrosbeakCoccothraustes vespertinus |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Clearcuts, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Gray-crowned Rosy-FinchLeucosticte tephrocotis |
Alpine Slopes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Eastern Deciduous Forest |
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Hoary RedpollAcanthis hornemanni |
Bare Rocky Slopes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Boreal Forest |
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House FinchHaemorhous 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 |
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Lawrence's GoldfinchSpinus lawrencei |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands |
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Lesser GoldfinchSpinus 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 |
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Oriental GreenfinchChloris sinica |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Ponds and Rivers, Clearcuts, Boreal Forest |
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Pine SiskinSpinus pinus |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Boreal Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Purple FinchHaemorhous purpureus |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Boreal Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps, Western Confierous Forest |
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White-winged CrossbillLoxia leucoptera |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Boreal Forest |
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Fresh Water |
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Common RosefinchHaemorhous erythrinus |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Thickets |
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Oriental GreenfinchChloris sinica |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Ponds and Rivers, Clearcuts, Boreal Forest |
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Grassland and Scrubland |
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American GoldfinchSpinus tristis |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands |
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Asian Rosy-FinchLeucosticte arctoa |
Alpine Slopes, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Black Rosy-FinchLeucosticte atrata |
Alpine Slopes, Deserts and Sagebrush Plains, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Brown-capped Rosy-FinchLeucosticte australis |
Alpine Slopes, Rocky Cliffs and Gorges, Bare Rocky Slopes, Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs |
Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Eastern Deciduous Forest |
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Evening GrosbeakCoccothraustes vespertinus |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Clearcuts, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Gray-crowned Rosy-FinchLeucosticte tephrocotis |
Alpine Slopes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows |
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Hoary RedpollAcanthis hornemanni |
Bare Rocky Slopes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Boreal Forest |
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House FinchHaemorhous 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 |
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Lawrence's GoldfinchSpinus lawrencei |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands |
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Lesser GoldfinchSpinus 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 |
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Oriental GreenfinchChloris sinica |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Ponds and Rivers, Clearcuts, Boreal Forest |
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Forest and Woodlands |
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BramblingFringilla montifringilla |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Boreal Forest |
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Cassin's FinchHaemorhous cassinii |
Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs |
Urban Landscapes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Eastern Deciduous Forest |
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Common RedpollAcanthis flammea |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Boreal Forest |
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Common RosefinchHaemorhous erythrinus |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Fresh Water Marshes, Ponds and Rivers, Oak Savannah and Woodlands, Thickets |
Eurasian BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Boreal Forest |
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Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Boreal Forest |
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Evening GrosbeakCoccothraustes vespertinus |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Clearcuts, Boreal Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands |
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HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Eastern Deciduous Forest |
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Hoary RedpollAcanthis hornemanni |
Bare Rocky Slopes, Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Alpine Tundra and Meadows, Boreal Forest |
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House FinchHaemorhous 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 |
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Lawrence's GoldfinchSpinus lawrencei |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Open Country and Grasslands, Chapparal, Oak Savannah and Woodlands |
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Lesser GoldfinchSpinus 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 |
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Oriental GreenfinchChloris sinica |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Ponds and Rivers, Clearcuts, Boreal Forest |
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Pine GrosbeakPinicola enucleator |
Boreal Forest, Western Confierous Forest |
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Pine SiskinSpinus pinus |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Boreal Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands |
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Purple FinchHaemorhous purpureus |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Boreal Forest, Northern Wooded Swamps, Western Confierous Forest |
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Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostra |
Boreal Forest, Western Confierous Forest, Dry Western Woodlands |
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White-winged CrossbillLoxia leucoptera |
Suburban/residential Landscapes, Boreal Forest |