House finches and purple finches are both small birds which are native to North America. Both species have stunning red and brown plumage which means that they are easily confused for each other.

House finches (Carpodacus mexicanus) frequently come to my tube bird feeder because of the small openings that permit black oil sunflower seeds to be easily reached, and because of their ...

Of those species, 60 are red-listed, ... One of the most common finches is the house finch. These colorful little birds were once found mostly around Mexico and parts of the western United States.

The male purple finch is more of a dark purplish red ... but in the 1940s more than 10,000 were trapped and illegally sold in New York as caged birds. The house finches reproduced and began ...

House finches show up at bird feeders all year, but on most visits, their plumage is hardly eye-catching. They have dense brown streaking on the underside and a robust conical beak. Both males and ...

A classic bird identification challenge is separating House from Cassin’s Finches. Pictured are Cassin’s Finches. The male House Finch has heavy streaking on the flanks that is lacking or ...

Even from inside the house the app identifies the bird. A purple finch! Yes, a purple finch! That’s what I thought that lively song was, but we haven’t had purple finches here at the house in five ...

The Gouldian finch can have one of three main head colors: black, red, or yellow. Typically, they also have a black or red face, a yellow underside, and a purple chest. Their faces and rumps are ...

But not all species fit neatly into this definition. It is estimated that at least 16% of wild birds breed with other bird species. Interbreeding is particularly common when the two species’ habitats ...