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The house finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) is a North American bird in the finch family.It is native to Mexico and southwestern United States, but has since been introduced to the eastern part of North America and Hawaii; it is now found year-round in all parts of the United States and most of Mexico, with some residing near the border of Canada.
The purple finch population has been displaced from some breeding season habitats in the Eastern United States following the introduction of the house finch, which is native to the western U.S. and Mexico. The two species share a similar niche, with the house finch often outcompeting the purple finch during the summer. [11]
A flying paradox, the house finch is both native and introduced to North America. Originally native to Mexico and the Western United States, house finches were shipped to New York City and sold as ...
These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well. Evening grosbeak, Coccothraustes vespertinus (O) Pine grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator (O) Black rosy-finch, Leucosticte atrata; House finch, Haemorhous mexicanus; Purple finch, Haemorhous purpureus (O) Cassin's finch, Haemorhous ...
Finches are seed-eating passerine birds that are small to moderately large and have strong beaks, usually conical and in some species very large. All have twelve tail feathers and nine primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well. Brambling, Fringilla ...
House finch, Haemorhous mexicanus (n) Purple finch, Haemorhous purpureus. Eastern (purpureus) group (A) Cassin's finch, Haemorhous cassinii (n) Common redpoll, Acanthis flammea (A) Red crossbill, Loxia curvirostra (n) White-winged crossbill, Loxia leucoptera (A) Pine siskin, Spinus pinus (n) Lesser goldfinch, Spinus psaltria (n)
Within the genus the House Finch is the outgroup, meaning the Purple and Cassin's finches are more closely related to one another than either is to the House Finch. [5]
The family Fringillidae are the "true" finches. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these 239 species in the family, distributed among three subfamilies and 50 genera. Confusingly, only 79 of the species include "finch" in their common names, and several other families include species called finches.