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The purple finch is 12–16 cm (4.7–6.3 in) in overall length [7] and weighs a mean 23.3 g (0.82 oz), ranging from 19.8–28.4 g (0.7 - 1.0 oz). [8] 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. Adult females have light brown upperparts and white ...
The house finch and the other two American rosefinchesare placed in the genus Haemorhous. Description. [edit] The house finch is a moderate-sized finch, 12.5 to 15 cm (5 to 6 in) long, with a wingspanof 20 to 25 cm (8 to 10 in). Body mass can vary from 16 to 27 g (9⁄16to 15⁄16 oz), with an average weight of 21 g (3⁄4 oz).
Purple finch: Haemorhous purpureus (Gmelin, JF, 1789) 108 Cassin's finch: Haemorhous cassinii (Baird, SF, 1854) 109 House finch: Haemorhous mexicanus (Müller, PLS, 1776) 110 European greenfinch: Chloris chloris (Linnaeus, 1758) 111 Oriental greenficnh: Chloris sinica (Linnaeus, 1766) 112 Bonin greenfinch: Chloris kittlitzi (Seebohm, 1890) 113 ...
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 Carolina wren is the state bird of South Carolina. This list of birds of South Carolina includes species documented in the U.S. state of South Carolina and accepted by the South Carolina Bird Records Committee (SCBRC) of the Carolina Bird Club. As of mid 2021, there were 446 species definitively included in the official list.
The black-capped chickadee is the state bird of Massachusetts. This list of birds of Massachusetts includes species documented in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and accepted by the Massachusetts Avian Records Committee (MARC). As of July 2023, there are 516 species included in the official list. Of them, 194 are on the review list (see below), six have been introduced to North America, three ...
House finch (male) House finch (female) American goldfinch (male) American goldfinch (female) Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae. Finches are seed-eating passerine birds, that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have twelve tail feathers and nine primaries.
The eastern bluebird is New York's state bird The following list of birds of New York included the 503 species and a species pair of wild birds documented in New York as of August 2022. Unless noted otherwise, the source is the Checklist of New York State Birds published by the New York State Avian Records Committee (NYSARC) of the New York State Ornithological Association. These species ...