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House Finch

Carpodacus mexicanus

Description:

Adults have a long, square-tipped brown tail and are a brown or dull-brown color across the back with some shading into deep gray on the wing feathers. Breast and belly feathers may be streaked; the flanks usually are. In most cases, adult males' heads, necks and shoulders are reddish.[3][4] This color sometimes extends to the belly and down the back, between the wings. Male coloration varies in intensity with the seasons[5] and is derived from the berries and fruits in its diet.[6] As a result, the colors range from pale straw-yellow through bright orange (both rare) to deep, intense red. Adult females have brown upperparts and streaked underparts. Their song is a rapid, cheery warble or a variety of chirps

Habitat:

oak woodland

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1 Comment

williefromwi
williefromwi 11 years ago

Beautiful photos of a beautiful bird

Elkman
Spotted by
Elkman

Santa Clara, California, USA

Spotted on Jun 4, 2012
Submitted on Jun 4, 2012

Spotted for Mission

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