Small finch with a sharp, pointed bill and a short, notched tail. Adults are brown and streaky overall with subtle yellow edgings on the wings and tail.
Small, streaky finch with a sharply pointed bill and notched tail.
Small, heavily streaked finch with yellow tones in the wings and tail. Note the sharply pointed bill that is thinner than in other finches.
The rarely encountered "green morph" has more intense yellow and green plumage tones and often reduced streaking below.
Adult male resident in the highlands of s. Chiapas and w. Guatemala have a black cap, gray lightly streaked underparts and brighter yellow edging in the wings and tail.
Juveniles look similar to adults, but have buffy edging on their wing feathers.
Brown and streaky finch with a sharply pointed bill. Cannot be reliably sexed based on the amount of yellow in the wings.
Pine Siskins are very small songbirds with sharp, pointed bills and short, notched tails. Their uniquely shaped bill is more slender than that of most finches. In flight, look for their forked tails and pointed wingtips.
Slightly smaller than an American Goldfinch
sparrow-sized or smallerFinches, Euphonias, and Allies(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Fringillidae)
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