Lawrence's Goldfinch Photo Gallery
Female
Females are grayish brown with a faint yellow wash on the belly.
© Sean Fitzgerald / Macaulay LibraryArizona, October 18, 2018Male
A small songbird with a conical bill and slight forked tail. Male is mostly gray, with a black face and yellow on the breast, upper belly, and wings.
© Thomas Ford-Hutchinson / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, March 07, 2021Not all videos have soundMale
Males are gray with a black face, yellow belly patch, and yellow wing patches. Tends to be nomadic outside of the breeding season.
© Will Knowlton / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, May 02, 2020Male
Found in open woodlands, chaparral, and brushy areas.
© Benjamin Clock / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, March 24, 2013Not all videos have soundFemale
Females are grayish overall with yellow wing bars. Note typical forked tail and pointed bill of finches.
© Chezy Yusuf / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, November 13, 2017Male and female
Note yellow wing edging on both the male and female. This video has no audio.
© Benjamin Clock / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, March 24, 2013Not all videos have soundMale
Small finch with a pointed bill and forked tail. Males have a black face and a bright yellow belly patch.
© Aaron Boone / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, July 27, 2020Male
From the side, males appear gray overall with yellow wing patches and a black face.
© Will Knowlton / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, May 01, 2020Female
Makes erratic movements during the nonbreeding season.
© Benjamin Clock / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, March 24, 2013Not all videos have soundCompare with Similar Species
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Species in This Family
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Fringillidae)
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