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House Finch

Carpodacus mexicanus

Photo by veneta.tashev
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Field Notes

Description:

Medium to small sized bird mostly brown with bright red smudge around the beak, eyes and neck. Beak's connection to the head is notably wide.

Habitat:

Tropical

Notes:

This little guy was sitting on a palm across from my balcony and eyeing me worriedly when I was taking pictures of him. It would occasionally chirp.

Species ID Suggestions

House Finch

Carpodacus mexicanus

Comments (1)

House finches were introduced into Hawaii in the 1870s according to Wikipedia.

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PublishedMarch 14, 2012

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