The red breast is clearly demarcated from ... Identifying the male and female house from other Carpodacus finches requires care. The male house differs from the male purple finch not only by ...

Purple finches have more extensive red hues, especially on their backs and the bodies. In comparison, male house finches are heavily streaked. Female Cassin’s finches show bold streaks but ...

Male house finches (Haemorhous mexicanus) that are have more brightly colored red breast feathers are healthier than duller, yellower ones, and their coloration visually signals their fitness to ...

A female house finch has a fairly plain brown face ... Kenn and Kimberly Kaufman write, "Little red finches can be tricky. Purple finches and house finches are similar in appearance, as males ...

I was fortunate enough to have a pair of purple finches nest near me, allowing me to observe their courtship ritual for the first time. The male sang incessantly from a tree ...

If you just saw a flash of red in the backyard ... they sometimes snack on aphids and other small insects. Female house finches do most of the nest building and all of the egg incubating.

I am seeing just a few purple finches at the feeders now. Last year, over a dozen were here on many days in January. Some may migrate to the south […] ...