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House Finch

Haemorhous mexicanus

Photo by Allen Hoof
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Field Notes

Description:

Mottled brown and gray 4-6 inches long sparrow-like bird with dark pink or "wine-colored" head, throat and shoulders, black eyes and off-pink feet.

Habitat:

Pacific Northwest mixed deciduous and coniferous forest.

Notes:

Spotted on a feeder outside the window of a restaurant. Imaged through the window. Also classified as Carpodacus mexicanus.

Reference Links:

House finch, ODFW, Oregon Wildlife Species: Finches, Grosbeak, and House Sparrows

Species ID Suggestions

House finch

Haemorhous mexicanus
colbyhenderson45
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Comments (3)
Allen Hoof
SukanyaDatta: thanks for the lead. I've indentified a couple of probable IDs.
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PublishedJune 21, 2016

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