The true finches of family Fringillidae are predominantly seed-eating songbirds. They vary from 9-23 cm. They typically have strong, stubby beaks, which in some species can be quite large. Finches are usually are inhabitants of well-wooded areas, but some can be found on mountains or even in deserts. True finches have a bouncing flight like most small passerines, alternating bouts of flapping with gliding on closed wings. The nests are basket-shaped and usually built in trees.
They are not closely related to the Estrildid Finches.
Genus Carduelis Closely related to genus Serinus
Goldfinch, American Carduelis tristis Found: North America
The American Goldfinch, Lesser Goldfinch, and Lawrence's Goldfinch are closely related. Some put them in the Genus Spinus.
Goldfinch, Lesser Carduelis psaltria Found: The Americas
The American Goldfinch, Lesser Goldfinch, and Lawrence's Goldfinch are closely related. Some put them in the Genus Spinus.
2, 3) Dick Daniels - the North Carolina Zoo 5, 6) Ted Grussing 7) New Jersy Birds
1, 2) Female 3 - 7) Male
Goldfinch, European Carduelis carduelis Found: North America (some escapees), Europe, Asia, Africa, New Zealand (introduced)
Photographed by: 1) Dick Daniels - England 2) Dick - New Zealand
Greenfinch, European Carduelis chloris Found: Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia (introduced), New Zealand (introduced)
Photographed by: 1, 3) Andreas Trepte 2) Marek Szczepanek
Linnet Carduelis cannabina Found: Europe, Asia, Africa
Photographed by: 1) Edwyn Anderton 2) andy li - Xinjiang, China
Redpoll, Common Carduelis flammea Found: Northern parts of North America, Europe, Asia
Photographed by: 1) D. Gordon E. Robertson - Ottawa, Ontario 2) Cephas - Quebec, Canada
Redpoll, Hoary aka Artic Redpoll Carduelis hornemanni Found: Northern parts of North America, Europe, Asia
Photographed by: 1) dFaulder
Siskin, Eurasian aka Siskin Carduelis spinus Found: Europe, Asia
Photographed by: 1, 2) Slawomir Staszczuk 3) SimonEugster
Siskin, Hooded Carduelis magellanica Found: South America
Photographed by: 1) Haplochromis 2, 4, 5) Cláudio Timm - Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 3) Dario Sanches - Brazil
1, 2, 3) Female 4 - 7) Male
Siskin, Pine Carduelis pinus Found: North America
Photographed by: 1, 2) Alan D Wilson - Bella Vista Road, Vernon, British Columbia 3, 4, 5) Dick Daniels - North Carolina
1) Female 2 - 5) Male
Genus Carpodacus
Finch, Cassin's Carpodacus cassinii Found: North America
Photographed by: 1, 2) Alan D Wilson Near Fort Rock, Oregon 3) Dave Menke of the Fish and Wildlife Service
Finch, House Carpodacus mexicanus Found: North America and Central America, Hawaii
Photographed by: 1) Dick Daniels in 1) Georgia 3, 4) Dick - North Carolina
2, 5) Alan D Wilson - Bella Vista Road, Vernon, British Columbia
6) Alan - Lost Dutchman State Park, Apache Junction, Arizona
1, 2) Female 4- 7) Male
Finch, Purple Carpodacus purpureus Found: North America
Photographed by: 1, 2) Cephas - Quebec, Canada 3) Dick Daniels - North Carolina 4) Dick - Virginia
1) Male 2, 3, 4) Female
Genus Chlorophonia
Chlorophonia, Blue-naped Chlorophonia cyanea Found: South America
Photographed / Drawn by: 1, 2) Dominic Sherony 3, 4) Dario Sanches 5) Joseph Smit
1, 2) Female 3, 4) Male
Genus Coccothraustes`
Hawfinch aka European Grosbeak Coccothraustes coccothraustes Found: Europe, Asia
Photographed by: 1) Marek Szczepanek 2) Slawomir Staszczuk 3) Superbass
Grosbeak, Evening Coccothraustes vespertinus Found: North America and Central America
Photographed by: 1) Alan D Wilson - Lac Le Jeune Resort, Near Logan Lake, British Columbia
2) Mdf - Algonquin Provincial Park, Canada
Genus Eophona
Grosbeak, Yellow-billed Eophona migratoria Found: Asia
Photographed by: 1, 2) Dick Daniels - Butterfly World - Florida (tentative identification by Charlie Westerinen) 3) Pokopong
1) Male 2, 3) Female
Genus Fringilla
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Found: Europe, Africa, New Zealand (introduced)
Photographed by: 1, 2) DIck Daniels - Scotland 4) Dick - New Zealand 3) freebird4
1, 2) Male 3, 4) Female
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Found: North America, Europe, Asia, Africa
Photographed by: 1) Angie & Chris Pye 2) Maris Pukitis - Latvia 3) Chris Cant
Genus Himatione -1 species
Apapane Himatione sanguinea Endemic to Hawaii
Photographed by Dick Daniels
2) Possibly a juvenile, but may be misidentified.
Genus Leucosticte
Finch, Brown-capped Rosy- Leucosticte australis Found: North America
Photographed by Dominic Sherony
Finch, Gray-crowned Rosy- Leucosticte tephrocotis Found: Western North America
Photographed by: 1, 2) Alan D Wilson - St. Paul Island, Alaska 3) Dominic Sherony
Genus Loxia Related to genus Carduelis
Crossbill, Red Loxia curvirostra Found: North America, Europe, Asia
Photographed by: 1) Alan D Wilson Deschutes National Forest, Near Fort Rock, Oregon
2, 3, 4) Alan - Cabin Lake Viewing Blinds, Deschutes National Forest, Near Fort Rock, Oregon
5) Elaine R Wilson - Cabin Lake Viewing Blinds, Deschutes National Forest, Near Fort Rock, Oregon
1) Female
Crossbill, Two-barred Loxia leucoptera bifasciata Found: Europe, Aisa
The species Two-barred Crossbill has two subspecies: Two-barred Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera bifasciata in Europe, Aisa) and White-Winged Crossbill (Loxia
leucoptera leucoptera in North America).
Crossbill, White-winged Loxia leucoptera leucoptera Found: North America
The species Two-barred Crossbill has two subspecies: Two-barred Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera bifasciata in Europe, Aisa) and White-Winged
Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera
leucoptera in North America).
3) Michelle L. St.Sauveur - Jerusalem, Rhode Island 4) Larry Sirvio
1, 2) Male 3, 4) Female
Genus Pinicola Closely related to Pyrrhula
Grosbeak, Pine Pinicola enucleator Found: North America,Europe (rarely)
Most grosbeaks are in Family Cardinalidae
Genus Pyrrhula Closely related to Pinicola
Bullfinch aka Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Found: Europe, Asia
Photographed by: 1) Siga 2) Malene Thyssen 3) Simon Eugster
Bullfinch, Grey-headed Pyrrhula erythaca Found: Asia
Photographed by: 1, 2, 3) Kevin Lin
Genus Serinus Closely related to genus Carduelis
Canary, Brimstone aka Bully Canary Serinus sulphuratus Found: Southern Africa
Photographed by: 1, 2) Arno Meintjes 3, 4, 5) Dick Daniels on the road from Swellendam To De Hoop, South Africa
Canary aka Common Canary Serinus canaria Found: Canary Islands, Azors, Madeira
Photographed by: 1, 2) Haplochromis 3, 4) Juan Emilio
Canary, Cape Serinus canicollis Found: Africa
Photographed by by: 1, 2, 3) Dick Daniels - Oudtshoorn, South Africa
Canary, White-fronted aka White-throated Canary Serinus albogularis Found: Africa
Photographed by: Mercedes Lisón Martín - Namibia
Canary, Yellow Serinus flaviventris Found: Africa
Photographed by: Alan Manson - South Africa
Canary, Yellow-fronted Serinus mozambicus Found: North America (escapees), Africa, Hawaii
Photographed by: 1) Kanalu Chock 2, 3) Dick Daniels - Hawaii
Citril, African Serinus citrinelloides Found: Africa
Photographed by: 1, 2) DIck Daniels - Tanzania
Seedeater, Brown-rumped Serinus tristriatus Found: Africa
Photographed by Alastair Rae
Seedeater, Streaky Serinus striolatus Found: Africa
Photographed by Steve Garvie - Mountain Lodge, Mount Kenya
Seedeater, Streaky-head aka Streaky-head Canary Serinus gularis Found: Africa
Photographed by: 1) Dick Daniels - Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
Genus Vestiaria - 1 species
I'iwi Vestiaria coccinea Found: Hawaii
Photographed by: 1, 2) Dick Daniels on Maui, Hawaii
Genus Euphonia
Euphonia, Chestnut-bellied Euphonia pectoralis Found: South America
Photographed by: 1, 2, 3) Dario Sanches
1, 2) Male 3) Female
Euphonia, Golden-rumped Euphonia cyanocephala Found: South America
Photographed by Cláudio Timm in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Euphonia, Green-chinned Euphonia chalybea Found: southern South America
Photographed by: 1) Dario Sanches 2) Cláudio Timm in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Euphonia, Jamaican Euphonia jamaica Found: Jamaica
Photographed by : 1) Dominica Sherony 2, 3) Dick Daniels - Jamaica
Euphonia, Orange-bellied Euphonia xanthogaster Found: South America
Photographed by: 1) Totodu74
Euphonia, Purple-throated Euphonia chlorotica Found: South America
Photographed by: 1, 2) Dario Sanches - Brazil
Euphonia, Scrub Euphonia affinis Found: South America
Photographed by: Brian Ralphs - Porosal, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Euphonia, Thick-billed Euphonia laniirostris Found: Central and South America
Photographed/ Drawn by: 1) Dominic Sherony - La Mesa, Coclé, Panama 2) Joseph Smit
1) Male 2) Pair
Euphonia, Violaceous Euphonia violacea Found: South America
Photographed by: 1, 2, 3, 4) Dario
Sanches - Brazil 5, 6)
Dick Daniels - Butterfly World in
Florida
1, 2) Female 4, 5, 6) Male
Euphonia, Yellow-throated Euphonia hirundinacea Found: Central America
and northern South America
Photographed by Jerry Oldenettel - Costa Rica
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