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The purple finch is 12–16 cm (4.7–6.3 in) in overall length and weighs a mean 23.3 g (0.82 oz), ranging from 19.8–28.4 g (0.7 - 1.0 oz). It has a short forked brown tail and brown wings. Adult males are raspberry red on the head, breast, back and rump; their back is streaked.
Purple finch, Haemorhous purpureus; Common redpoll, Acanthis flammea (R) Hoary redpoll, Acanthis hornemanni (A) Red crossbill, Loxia curvirostra (R) White-winged crossbill, Loxia leucoptera (R) Pine siskin, Spinus pinus; Lesser goldfinch, Spinus psaltria (A) American goldfinch, Spinus tristis; Longspurs and snow buntings
The house finch is a moderate-sized finch, 12.5 to 15 cm (5 to 6 in) long, with a wingspan of 20 to 25 cm (8 to 10 in). Body mass can vary from 16 to 27 g ( to oz), with an average weight of 21 g ( oz).
These winter migrants include the purple finch, hermit thrush, evening grosbeak, and swamp and white-throated sparrows. The first Christmas Bird Count in Great Smoky Mountains National Park was ...
House finch, Haemorhous mexicanus (Native to the southwestern U.S.; introduced in the east) (Uc) Purple finch, Haemorhous purpureus (O) Common redpoll, Acanthis flammea (R) Red crossbill, Loxia curvirostra (R) White-winged crossbill, Loxia leucoptera (O) Pine siskin, Spinus pinus (Uc) American goldfinch, Spinus tristis; Longspurs and snow buntings
The indigo bunting is a small bird, with a length of 11.5–13 cm (4.5–5.1 in). It displays sexual dimorphism in its coloration; the male is vibrant blue in the summer, with brightly colored plumage during the breeding season to attract a mate. It is brown during the winter months, while the female is brown year-round.
The northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), known colloquially as the common cardinal, red cardinal, or just cardinal, is a bird in the genus Cardinalis.It can be found in southeastern Canada, through the eastern United States from Maine to Minnesota to Texas, New Mexico, southern Arizona, southern California, and south through Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala.
The rosefinches are a genus, Carpodacus, of passerine birds in the finch family Fringillidae. Most are called "rosefinches" and as the word implies, have various shades of red in their plumage. The common rosefinch is frequently called the "rosefinch". The genus name is from the Ancient Greek terms karpos, "fruit", and dakno, "to bite".
Below is a list of U.S. state birds as designated by each state 's, district's or territory's government. The selection of state birds began with Kentucky adopting the northern cardinal in 1926. It continued when the legislatures for Alabama, Florida, Maine, Missouri, Oregon, Texas and Wyoming selected their state birds after a campaign was ...
A potential confusion species also is the female purple finch (Haemorhous purpureus), but that species is noticeably smaller with a less robust bill and a notched tail. The song is a subdued mellow warbling, resembling a more refined, sweeter version of the American robin's (Turdus migratorius). Males start singing early, occasionally even when ...