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Description[edit] The house finch is a moderate-sized finch, 12.5 to 15 cm (5 to 6 in) long, with a wingspan of 20 to 25 cm (8 to 10 in). Body mass can vary from 16 to 27 g ( 9⁄16 to 15⁄16 oz), with an average weight of 21 g ( 3⁄4 oz).
The California quail is the official state bird of California. This list of birds of California is a comprehensive listing of all the bird species seen naturally in the U.S. state of California as determined by the California Bird Records Committee (CBRC). Additional accidental and hypothetical species have been added from different sources.
The house sparrow ( Passer domesticus) is a bird of the sparrow family Passeridae, found in most parts of the world. It is a small bird that has a typical length of 16 cm (6.3 in) and a mass of 24–39.5 g (0.85–1.39 oz). Females and young birds are coloured pale brown and grey, and males have brighter black, white, and brown markings.
Sometimes their nest is filled with the egg of a brown-headed cowbird which is a parasite bird that lays its eggs in other birds nests for that species to take care of. These birds migrate in flocks south to Mexico's southwestern coast; they are permanent residents in Baja California Sur, the Mexican east coast, and Belize. Some may over-winter ...
These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well. Evening grosbeak, Coccothraustes vespertinus (n) Pine grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator (n) Gray-crowned rosy-finch, Leucosticte tephrocotis (A) Black rosy-finch, Leucosticte atrata (A) House finch, Haemorhous mexicanus (n)
These birds forage on the ground or in low vegetation, but sometimes make short flights to catch flying insects. They mainly eat seeds, other plant parts and insects. In winter, they often forage in flocks. White-crowned sparrows nest either low in bushes or on the ground under shrubs and lay three to five brown-marked gray or greenish-blue eggs.
Fringilla cannabina Linnaeus, 1758. Carduelis cannabina (Linnaeus, 1758) The common linnet ( Linaria cannabina) is a small passerine bird of the finch family, Fringillidae. It derives its common name and the scientific name, Linaria, from its fondness for hemp seeds and flax seeds—flax being the English name of the plant from which linen is made.
Nests are typically found in low branches or shrubs about 0.5 to 4 m (1 ft 8 in to 13 ft 1 in) above ground. The nest is a bulky cup made of twigs, stems, grasses, and hair, and is constructed by female towhees. The female incubates the nest of 2 to 4 eggs alone for 11–14 days.