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House Finch

Carpodacus mexicanus

Description:

Medium to small sized bird mostly brown with bright red smudge around the beak, eyes and neck. Beak's connection to the head is notably wide.

Habitat:

Tropical

Notes:

This little guy was sitting on a palm across from my balcony and eyeing me worriedly when I was taking pictures of him. It would occasionally chirp.

1 Species ID Suggestions

DonnaPomeroy
DonnaPomeroy 12 years ago
House Finch
Carpodacus mexicanus House Finch


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1 Comment

DonnaPomeroy
DonnaPomeroy 12 years ago

House finches were introduced into Hawaii in the 1870s according to Wikipedia.

veneta.tashev
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veneta.tashev

USA

Spotted on Mar 14, 2012
Submitted on Mar 14, 2012

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