Identifying the male and female house from other Carpodacus finches requires care. The male house differs from the male purple finch not only by having a smaller, more curved bill, but also by ...

In comparison, male house finches are heavily streaked. Female Cassin’s finches show bold streaks but muddled cheek patches.

while male house finches have brown streaks on their sides and bellies, and no red-colored feathers on their back. Their feathers are usually a duller red, too. Female purple finches are boldly ...

Our final bird in a short series on LBJ’s “little brown jobs” is the House Finch ... The male birds are colorful and fine singers but can be confused with Purple Finches.

Female house finches have a very high nest site fidelity ... An interesting note about house finches is that the red coloring on the male birds can vary from bright red to dull orange, and ...

The house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus ... During the breeding season, they known to pair up with the male and female remaining monogamous during such time. The nest is constructed by the female ...

What Does a House Finch Look Like? The male has reddish forehead, breast and rump; a female house finch is streaked gray and brown above, with a lighter underside. Both sexes have brown-streaked ...

It has become fairly common across most of the United States. The bird I show here is called the house finch. It competes directly with another native North American finch called the purple finch.