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Saffron Finch
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Brasília, Brasil
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Double-barred Finch
Scientific Name: Taeniopygia bichenovii
Description: The Double-barred Finch is one of the long-tailed grass-finches and is notable for its 'owl-faced' features, having a white face bordered black. It is grey-brown, with white underparts banded black above and below the chest, giving the species its name. The wings are black, spotted white, the tail is black and the bill and legs are blueish-grey. Juveniles are dulller, with indistinct chest bars. These grass-finches usually feed in flocks and have a bouncing, undulating flight pattern.
Similar species: There are two subspecies of Double-barred Finch: the eastern race has a white rump and the western race has a black rump. Otherwise, distinguished form other finches by its 'owl-face'.
Distribution: The Double-barred Finch is found in the Kimberley region through to west of the Gulf of Carpentaria (the western race annulosa), and then from Cape York down the east coast to south-eastern Victoria (the eastern race, bichenovii).
Habitat: The Double-barred Finch prefers dry grassy woodlands and scrublands, open forests and farmlands. It is never far from water.
Seasonal movements: Nomadic; only an occasional visitor to extreme south-eastern part of range.
Feeding: The Double-barred Finch feeds on the ground on seeds. It will also take insects, especially when breeding. It usually feeds in groups or flocks of up to 40 birds.
Breeding: The Double-barred Finch builds a rounded nest, with a side entrance and short tunnel into a inner chamber lined with fine grass, feathers and plant down. The nest is placed between 1 m to 5 m from the ground in pandanus or thick shrubs, or even in the eaves of a building, often close to an active wasps' nest. Both parents incubate and feed the young.
The nestlings of Double-barred Finches beg with their heads down to one side. This is unique to the grass-finch and waxbill family.
Calls: A brassy, drawn-out 'tzeeaat, tzeeaat'; also a low 'tat tat'
Minimum Size: 10cm
Maximum Size: 12cm
Average size: 11cm
Average weight: 10g
Breeding season: After rain in north and inland.
Clutch Size: 4 to 7 eggs
Incubation: 14 days
Nestling Period: 21 days
(Source: www.birdsinbackyards.net)
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CANARINHO - Saffron Finch
Canário-da-terra-verdadeiro
Sicalis flaveola
Saffron Finch
Thraupidae
FREE BIRD
Brasília, Brasil
Purple Finch in Chester County, PA.
I am not sure whether this one is immature or has yes to get its full breeding plumage. There were a few more males in all breeding colors, but they were very skittish and I was not able to take a clear picture of them.
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A late season snow made for some good contrast with the birds getting their full colors!
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I am reasonably sure this is a female Purple Finch that is enjoying the bounty of one of our Crab Apple trees. There have been waxwings, starlings, jays, thrashers and catbirds as well as a variety of little mammals: chippys , red squirrels, raccoon and the resident possum that love the harvest provided by these trees.
If anyone has an alternate ID on the subject of this photo please let me know. I am always a bit hesitant with ID between House and Purple finches.
Canarinho - Saffron Finch
Canário-da-terra-verdadeiro
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Thraupidae (Família)
Passeriformes (Ordem)
Pássaro Silvestre
Parque Nacional de Brasília
Água Mineral
Brasília, Brasil
The background is courtesy of a Canola field,
The American goldfinch is a small North American bird in the finch family. It is migratory, ranging from mid-Alberta to North Carolina during the breeding season, and from just south of the Canada–United States border to Mexico during the winter.
The only finch in its subfamily to undergo a complete molt, the American goldfinch displays sexual dichromatism: the male is a vibrant yellow in the summer and an olive color during the winter, while the female is a dull yellow-brown shade which brightens only slightly during the summer. The male displays brightly colored plumage during the breeding season to attract a mate. (Wikipedia)
common chaffinch
Buchfink
[Fringilla coelebs] ♂
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This House Finch was perched on the lilac tree in our back yard a few weeks ago. Now I don’t see them at all since our homecoming. The weather has been so wet and cold. They must be struggling with the transition into winter weather, too. I have brought out my mitts and hats! Happy Wing Wednesday.
A male House Finch perches near the feeding station in my yard. The Winter Rye Grass in the field next to our property makes a lovely green background even on a cold, dreary day.
One of the most common finches kept as pets, but this one has the Best place to live. He is at the Bird Kingdom in Canada right up next to Niagara Falls. This extremely large room is wide open for he and his fellows to fly around in. They build nests, court, lay eggs and fly within inches of your head all as if you weren't even in there! I don't know how many different kinds are in this room but would guess at least 5 or 6, all very small. The larger birds are in the main aviary. Two walls are made up of windows so there is plenty of natural light for them. I love to go in and just sit on one of the benches and watch them all and listen to their happy chirpings. I watched one on the floor try to pick up a long straw like twig that was easily 4x as long as it's body all the while keeping a watchful eye out for the people walking through. He tried so long and so valiantly but I never did see him fly away with it!
What a wonderful surprise! It had been years since a migratory Purple Finch graced my feeder. When you have been looking at House Finches for a long time, the delicate pinkish tint of the male Purple Finch jumps right out. No brown streaks on the flanks just purple. Roger Tory Peterson famously described the bird as a “sparrow dipped in raspberry juice.” One male and 5 females were here for 1 day.
Not native to the eastern part of the U.S., the house finch is believed to be competing with the native Purple Finch, to the detriment of the latter.
On Pyracantha in the Countrywood/Bancroft neighborhood of Walnut Creek, California
This male House Finch was redder than most, probably due to a diet high in red and orange colored pyracantha berries and Chinese Pistache berries.