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  2. List of true finch species - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Finch - Wikipedia

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    Telespiza – 4 species, the Laysan finch, the Nihoa finch, and 2 prehistoric species; Loxioides – 2 species, the palila and a prehistoric species; Rhodacanthis – 2 recently extinct species, the lesser and the greater koa finch, and 2 prehistoric species; Chloridops – extinct species, the Kona grosbeak; Psittirostra – ou

  4. British finches - Wikipedia

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    British finches are quite simply birds in the finch family which to this day live wild in the British Isles. The species most popular include: Genus Fringilla - bramblings and chaffinches Common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) (Note: this species is often known in aviculture as the bramble finch)

  5. Zebra finch - Wikipedia

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    The Australian zebra finch is used worldwide in several research fields (e.g. neurobiology, physiology, behaviour, ecology and evolution) as individuals are easy to maintain and breed in captivity. [12] Zebra finches are more social than many migratory birds, generally traveling in small bands and sometimes gathering in larger groups. [13]

  6. Gouldian finch - Wikipedia

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    Gouldian finches are about 125–140 mm (4.9–5.5 in) long. [10] Their heads may be red, black, or yellow. Formerly considered three different kinds of finches, it is now known that these are colour variants of one species that exist in the wild. [11]

  7. American goldfinch - Wikipedia

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    Unlike some finch species, the American goldfinch uses its feet extensively in feeding. It frequently hangs from seedheads while feeding to reach the seeds more easily. In the spring, the American goldfinch feeds on the catkins hanging from birches and alders by pulling one up with its beak and using its toes to hold the catkin still against ...

  8. List of birds by common name - Wikipedia

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    In this list of birds by common name 11,278 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird species are recognised. [1] Species marked with a "†" are extinct.

  9. Woodpecker finch - Wikipedia

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    The woodpecker finch (Camarhynchus pallidus) is a monomorphic species of bird in the Darwin's finch group of the tanager family Thraupidae, endemic to the Galapagos Islands. [2] The diet of a woodpecker finch revolves mostly around invertebrates , but also encompasses a variety of seeds.