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The purple finch (Haemorhous purpureus) is a bird in the finch family, Fringillidae. It breeds in the northern United States, southern Canada, and the west coast of North America.
Domestic canary. The domestic canary, often simply known as the canary ( Serinus canaria forma domestica [5] ), is a domesticated form of the wild canary, a small songbird in the finch family originating from the Macaronesian Islands (the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands ). Canaries were first bred in captivity in the 17th century, having ...
This bird is commonly around 20-30 cm. It is a small and bulky bird with a short, black beak. It has a black head with a white colored strip running towards its back. Tanager Fitch’s have a white stomach, which contrasts its rust or light orange body color, and dark brown legs.
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).
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 ...
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".
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 ...
Cassin's finch: western North America as far south as northern New Mexico and Arizona; also Southern California near Baja California. Haemorhous purpureus: Purple finch: Canada and the northeastern United States Haemorhous mexicanus: House finch: North America from southern Canada to the Mexican state of Oaxaca
Orange-crowned euphonia: Euphonia saturata: Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru Plumbeous euphonia: Euphonia plumbea: Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Purple-throated euphonia: Euphonia chlorotica: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
Eurasian chaffinch. The Eurasian chaffinch, common chaffinch, or simply the chaffinch ( Fringilla coelebs) is a common and widespread small passerine bird in the finch family. The male is brightly coloured with a blue-grey cap and rust-red underparts. The female is more subdued in colouring, but both sexes have two contrasting white wing bars ...