![]() There is extensive red color on the back in eastern birds, less red in Pacific birds. The reddish color of the throat and breast diffuses into a variable but usually faintly streaked lower breast and belly. The raspberry color carries onto the hindneck (unlike Cassin’s and House). That’s partly due to the cheerful red head and breast of males, and to the bird’s long, twittering song, which can now be heard in most of the neighborhoods of the continent. The richest color is throughout the head and chest. The House Finch is a recent introduction from western into eastern North America (and Hawaii), but it has received a warmer reception than other arrivals like the European Starling and House Sparrow. This species looks as if someone took a streaky, brown-and-white bird and dipped it in raspberry jam. The male Purple Finch shows a deep reddish-purple color on most of the head, back, and chest, which overlays the darker ear coverts, nape, and malar stripe (line extending backward from the lower base of the bill). The red chin, upper throat, and breast contrast with conspicuously streaked sides.īrown wings and back, sometimes lightly washed with red, fade into the red rump. Amadina erythrocephala (Red Headed Finch) is a species of birds in the family estrildid finches. (Learn more about House Finch coloring in the Color Variants section of our Unusual Birds page.) A “headband” of red contrasts with the brown cap and brown cheek patch. The richest color is on the forehead and chest. ![]() The intensity of red color varies in males from yellow to orange to red, although it is almost always less purple or rosy than in the other two species. The dark brown wings and back fade into a pinkish rump. The throat, sides of the neck, and upper breast are rosy-pink, quickly fading into finely streaked sides. A narrow, whitish eye ring may be visible at close range. A chunky, grayish-brown waxbill with a plain back, boldly barred and scalloped underparts, and a white-tipped outer tail. Overall, Cassin’s Finches lack the strong facial pattern of Purple Finches. The crown is the brightest part of the bird in this species and also contrasts with the brown hindneck. Male Cassin’s Finches have a bright red crown that varies in intensity but always contrasts sharply with the pinkish-reds found elsewhere on face and chin. for more than one species: BirdLife International (2022) IUCN Red List for birds.
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