House Finch
House Finch
Adult male
- Bright orangish red on forehead, throat, and breast
- Brown back and wings
- Thick brown streaking on flanks
- Thick grayish bill
- © Jeff Hurd
House Finch
Adult female
- Brown and streaked overall
- Plain face
- Thick grayish bill
- © Bob Baker, VA, November 2007
House Finch
Adult male
- Brownish overall with red forehead, throat, and breast
- Brown back and wings
- Thick brown streaking on flanks
- © Kevin Bolton, November 2008
House Finch
Adult female
- Brown back and wings
- Breast and flanks with brown streaking
- Plain face
- © Maria Corcacas/PFW, January 2008
House Finch
Adult male
- Brown back and wings
- Bright red rump
- Moderate length tail, short wings
- © ashockenberry, Ontario, Canada, September 2008
House Finch
Adult male and female
- Thick bills, faces with not much pattern
- © Richard Lee, September 2008
House Finch
Adult male
- Orangish red eyebrow and throat
- Grayish auriculars (ear patch)
- © Raymond Belhumeur
House Finch
Adult male yellow variant
- Some males may be orange or yellow instead of red
- © Seth Reams, OR, Portland, March 2008
Similar Species
Adult male
- Similar to male House Finch
- Red on face is more intense and extends farther towards nape
- Less streaking on sides (finer on flanks)
- Longer, more pointed bill than House Finch
- © Chris Wood, December 2004
Adult female
- Similar to female House Finch
- More pattern on face
- Dark streaking on breast has more contrast
- Long wings
- Thick, straight bill
- © Keefee, NM, May 2008
Adult male
- Similar to male House Finch
- Red overall, with dark, mostly unmarked wings
- Large, crossed bill
- © Jane Ogilvie, May 2003
Adult male
- Similar to male House Finch
- Much larger
- Gray sides, no streaking on flanks
- Bright white wingbars
- © Brenda Hudec, November 2006
Adult
- Similar to female House Finch
- More streaked overall (streaks darker and more defined)
- Whitish wing-bars
- Often shows yellow on wings (may be dull in some)
- Thinner, sharper bill
- © Robert J. Baker, VA, December 2008
Adult male
- Similar to male House Finch
- Red color includes head and nape and extends to sides and back
- No dark streaking on flanks
- Long wings
- © Heather of the Hills, OH, January 2008
Adult female
- Similar to female House Finch
- Bolder face pattern
- Dark streaking on breast has more contrast
- © Heather of the Hills, OH