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Finch

Finches are seed-eating passerine birds, the many species of which are found chiefly in the northern hemisphere, but also to a limited extent in Africa and South America. more...

They are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. more...

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All have 12 tail feathers and 9 primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well. Their nests are basket-shaped and built in trees.

Species

  • Family Fringillidae
    • Subfamily Fringillinae - Fringilline finches; contains only three species, which feed their young on insects rather than seeds.
      • Genus Fringilla - Bramblings and chaffinches
        • Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
        • Blue Chaffinch (Fringilla teydea)
        • Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
    • Subfamily Carduelinae - Cardueline finches; a much larger group that contains several genera which feed their young on seeds.
      • Genus Serinus - Canaries, seedeaters, serins and some siskins
      • Genus Carduelis - Linnets, redpolls, goldfinches, greenfinches, some siskins.
      • Genus Carpodacus - Rosefinches
      • Genus Loxia - Crossbills
      • Genus Mycerobas - Grosbeaks
      • Genus Neospiza - Sao Tomé Grosbeak
      • Genus Linurgus - Oriole Finch
      • Genus Rhynchostruthus - Golden-winged Grosbeak
      • Genus Leucosticte - Mountain finches
      • Genus Calacanthis - Red-browed Finch
      • Genus Rhodopechys - Trumpeter Finch and relatives
      • Genus Uragus - Long-tailed Rosefinch
      • Genus Urocynchramus - Przewalski's Rosefinch
      • Genus Pinicola - Pine grosbeaks
      • Genus Haematospiza - Scarlet Finch
      • Genus Pyrrhula - Bullfinches
      • Genus Coccothraustes - Hawfinch, Evening Grosbeak
      • Genus Eophona - Oriental grosbeaks
      • Genus Pyrrhoplectes - Gold-naped Finch

There are many other birds in other groups which are called finches, notably the very similar-looking Estrildids or waxbills, which occur in the Old World tropics and Australia.

Some of the closely related sparrows are also named as "finches", as are some buntings.

  • Some other Cardueline finch species not listed above:
    • Sao Tome Grosbeak (Neospiza concolor)
    • Oriole Finch (Linurgus olivaceus)
    • Golden-winged Grosbeak (Rhynchostruthus socotranus)
    • Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator)
    • Crimson-browed Finch (Pinicola subhimachalus)
    • Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
    • Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus)
    • Hooded Grosbeak (Coccothraustes abeillei)
    • Yellow-billed Grosbeak (Eophona migratoria)
    • Japanese Grosbeak (Eophona personata)
    • Black-and-yellow Grosbeak (Mycerobas icterioides)
    • Collared Grosbeak (Mycerobas affinis)
    • Spot-winged Grosbeak (Mycerobas melanozanthos)
    • White-winged Grosbeak (Mycerobas carnipes)
    • Gold-naped Finch (Pyrrhoplectes epauletta)
    • Spectacled Finch (Callacanthis burtoni)
    • Crimson-winged Finch (Rhodopechys sanguinea)
    • Trumpeter Finch (Rhodopechys githaginea)
    • Mongolian Finch (Rhodopechys mongolica)
    • Desert Finch (Rhodopechys obsoleta)
    • Long-tailed Rosefinch (Uragus sibiricus)
    • Scarlet Finch (Haematospiza sipahi)

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