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House Finch

Haemorhous mexicanus

Description:

House Finches are small-bodied finches with fairly large beaks and somewhat long, flat heads. The wings are short, making the tail seem long by comparison. Many finches have distinctly notched tails, but the House Finch has a relatively shallow notch in its tail. Adult males are rosy red around the face and upper breast, with streaky brown back, belly and tail. In flight, the red rump is conspicuous. Adult females aren’t red; they are plain grayish-brown with thick, blurry streaks and an indistinctly marked face.

Habitat:

Area near I-10.

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1 Comment

NRM4424
NRM4424 9 years ago

Its really cute how in the second picture it looks like he is looking at you

joanbstanley
Spotted by
joanbstanley

Tucson, Arizona, USA

Spotted on Nov 4, 2014
Submitted on Jan 14, 2015

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