Fringillidae — Finch Family

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Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Fringillidae
Loxioides bailleui Oustalet, 1877

Loxioides bailleui Oustalet, 1877

Loxioides bailleui Oustalet, 1877

Loxioides bailleui, the palila, is an endangered Hawaiian honeycreeper found only on upper Mauna Kea, Hawaiʻi.

Loxops mana (S.B.Wilson, 1891)

Loxops mana (S.B.Wilson, 1891)

Loxops mana (S.B.Wilson, 1891)

Loxops mana, the Hawaiʻi creeper, is an endemic Hawaiian honeycreeper found on Hawaii's Big Island.

Loxops coccineus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

Loxops coccineus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

Loxops coccineus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

Hawaiʻi ʻākepa (Loxops coccineus) is a small endangered Hawaiian bird with distinct plumage and crossed bills, surviving in a few Hawaii Island locations.

Loxia curvirostra Linnaeus, 1758

Loxia curvirostra Linnaeus, 1758

Loxia curvirostra Linnaeus, 1758

Loxia curvirostra (red crossbill) is a conifer-seed-eating crossbill identifiable by crossed mandibles and dark brownish-black wings.

Loxia pytyopsittacus von Borkhausen, 1793

Loxia pytyopsittacus von Borkhausen, 1793

Loxia pytyopsittacus von Borkhausen, 1793

The parrot crossbill (Loxia pytyopsittacus) is a large, hard-to-identify conifer seed specialist found in pine forests of Europe and western Russia.

Loxia leucoptera J.F.Gmelin, 1789

Loxia leucoptera J.F.Gmelin, 1789

Loxia leucoptera J.F.Gmelin, 1789

The two-barred crossbill is a small crossbill species distinguished by prominent white wing bars, associated mainly with coniferous forests.

Loxia sinesciuris Benkman, 2009

Loxia sinesciuris Benkman, 2009

Loxia sinesciuris Benkman, 2009

Loxia sinesciuris (Cassia crossbill) is a small, specialized crossbill restricted to a tiny Idaho pine forest area.

Chlorophonia occipitalis (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1847)

Chlorophonia occipitalis (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1847)

Chlorophonia occipitalis (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1847)

Chlorophonia occipitalis, the blue-crowned chlorophonia, is a fringillid bird found in Central American and southern North American montane forests.

Chlorophonia callophrys (Cabanis, 1861)

Chlorophonia callophrys (Cabanis, 1861)

Chlorophonia callophrys (Cabanis, 1861)

Golden-browed chlorophonia (Chlorophonia callophrys) is a small, distinctly colored bird with a soft whistling call.

Chlorophonia cyanea (Thunberg, 1822)

Chlorophonia cyanea (Thunberg, 1822)

Chlorophonia cyanea (Thunberg, 1822)

Chlorophonia cyanea is a small green-and-yellow blue-marked bird with a highly disjunct distribution across northern South America and the Atlantic Forest.

Chlorophonia pyrrhophrys (P.L.Sclater, 1851)

Chlorophonia pyrrhophrys (P.L.Sclater, 1851)

Chlorophonia pyrrhophrys (P.L.Sclater, 1851)

Chestnut-breasted chlorophonia is a Fringillidae bird found in northwestern South America that lives in moist montane forests.

Euphonia cyanocephala (Vieillot, 1819)

Euphonia cyanocephala (Vieillot, 1819)

Euphonia cyanocephala (Vieillot, 1819)

Golden-rumped euphonia is a Fringillidae bird species found across multiple South American and Caribbean countries.

Euphonia elegantissima (Bonaparte, 1838)

Euphonia elegantissima (Bonaparte, 1838)

Euphonia elegantissima (Bonaparte, 1838)

The elegant/blue-hooded euphonia is a fringillid bird found across Central America and southern Mexico.

Eophona migratoria Hartert, 1903

Eophona migratoria Hartert, 1903

Eophona migratoria Hartert, 1903

Eophona migratoria, the yellow-billed grosbeak, is a sexually dimorphic finch found in East Asia.

Eophona personata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1848)

Eophona personata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1848)

Eophona personata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1848)

The Japanese grosbeak (Eophona personata) is a large finch with a distinct yellow bill, native to East Asia.

Vestiaria coccinea (G.Forster, 1780)

Vestiaria coccinea (G.Forster, 1780)

Vestiaria coccinea (G.Forster, 1780)

ʻIʻiwi is a scarlet-plumaged Hawaiian native bird with a curved nectar-feeding bill, with most of its population restricted to high elevation forests.

Paroreomyza montana (S.B.Wilson, 1890)

Paroreomyza montana (S.B.Wilson, 1890)

Paroreomyza montana (S.B.Wilson, 1890)

Paroreomyza montana, the Maui ʻalauahio, is a Hawaiian bird currently restricted to three elevated populations on east Maui.

Himatione sanguinea (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)

Himatione sanguinea (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)

Himatione sanguinea (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)

Himatione sanguinea (ʻapapane) is a small Hawaiian honeycreeper with stable populations listed as Least Concern by the IUCN.

Bucanetes githagineus (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823)

Bucanetes githagineus (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823)

Bucanetes githagineus (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823)

This is a description of the small trumpeter finch, including its appearance, song, distribution, and varied dry open habitats.

Bucanetes mongolicus (Swinhoe, 1870)

Bucanetes mongolicus (Swinhoe, 1870)

Bucanetes mongolicus (Swinhoe, 1870)

Bucanetes mongolicus, the Mongolian finch, is a small finch native to much of central and western Asia, that is a vagrant in Bahrain.

Rhodospiza obsoleta (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823)

Rhodospiza obsoleta (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823)

Rhodospiza obsoleta (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823)

Rhodospiza obsoleta, the desert finch, is a mostly non-migratory finch that occupies arid and semi-arid habitats, feeding mainly on seeds.

Acanthis flammea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Acanthis flammea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Acanthis flammea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Acanthis flammea, the common redpoll, is a small streaked finch with a red forehead patch that lives across northern regions.

Spinus spinus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Spinus spinus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Spinus spinus (Linnaeus, 1758)

The Eurasian siskin, Spinus spinus, is a small dimorphic finch native to Eurosiberia and northern Africa.

Spinus pinus (A.Wilson, 1810)

Spinus pinus (A.Wilson, 1810)

Spinus pinus (A.Wilson, 1810)

Spinus pinus, commonly called pine siskin, is a small irruptive winter finch native to North America's boreal and western mountain regions.

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