Finches (NA)
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Fringillidae
Finches are seed-eating passerine birds, the many species of which are found chiefly in the northern hemisphere, but also to a limited extent in Africa and South America.
They are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have 12 tail feathers and 9 primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well. Their nests are basket-shaped and built in trees.
Subfamily Fringillinae - Fringilline finches; contains only three species, which feed their young on insects rather than seeds.
Genus: Fringilla
Genus: Leucosticte
- Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Leucosticte tephrocotis)
- Black Rosy-Finch (Leucosticte atrata)
- Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (Leucosticte australis)
Genus: Pinicola
Genus: Carpodacus
- Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus)
- Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus)
- Cassin's Finch (Carpodacus cassinii)
- House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)
Genus: Loxia
Genus: Carduelis
- Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea)
- Hoary Redpoll (Carduelis hornemanni)
- Eurasian Siskin (Carduelis spinus)
- Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus)
- Lesser Goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria)
- Lawrence's Goldfinch (Carduelis lawrencei)
- American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
- Oriental Greenfinch (Carduelis sinica)
Genus: Pyrrhula
Genus: Coccothraustes
