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House Finch

Haemorhous mexicanus

Description:

A plump sandy colored bird with a short, thick beak

Habitat:

20 feet up in a tree

3 Comments

Steven Sheppard
Steven Sheppard 9 years ago

Thank you both.

AshleyT
AshleyT 9 years ago

The genus is Haemorhous, not sure where he got Carduelis from

Desmond.E.S.O
Desmond.E.S.O 9 years ago

You can tell that it's a house finch, and not a purple finch because it has brown streakings on flanks.

Steven Sheppard
Spotted by
Steven Sheppard

El Segundo, California, USA

Spotted on Jan 31, 2015
Submitted on Feb 2, 2015

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