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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.
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).
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 American goldfinch ( Spinus tristis) is a small North American bird in the finch family. It is migratory, ranging from mid- Alberta to North Carolina during the breeding season, and from just south of the Canada–United States border to Mexico during the winter. The only finch in its subfamily to undergo a complete molt, the American ...
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.
American rosefinch. The American rosefinches that form the genus Haemorhous are a group of passerine birds in the finch family Fringillidae. As the name implies ("haemo" means "blood" in Greek), various shades of red are characteristic plumage colors of this group. They are found throughout the North American continent .
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".
The rose-breasted grosbeak ( Pheucticus ludovicianus ), colloquially called "cut-throat" due to its coloration, [2] [3] is a large, seed-eating grosbeak in the cardinal family ( Cardinalidae ). It is primarily a foliage gleaner. [4] Males have black heads, wings, backs, and tails, and a bright rose colored patch on their white breast.
Description[edit] Tanagers are small to medium-sized birds. The shortest-bodied species, the white-eared conebill, is 9 cm (4 in) long and weighs 6 g (0.2 oz), barely smaller than the short-billed honeycreeper. The longest, the magpie tanager is 28 cm (11 in) and weighs 76 g (2.7 oz). The heaviest is the white-capped tanager, which weighs 114 g ...