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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 ...
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 American goldfinch is the state bird of Iowa. This list of birds of Iowa includes species documented in the U.S. state of Iowa and accepted by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union (IOU). As of January 2023, there are 433 species included in the official list. [ 1 ]
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 ...
Carduelis tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) 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 ...
Rose-breasted grosbeak. 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 ...
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).