Bird category

Finches & sparrows

Seed eaters with conical bills.

84

Species in the app

4

Profiled here

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

8–9 inBackyardYear-round

A clear, slurred whistle often written as birdie-birdie-birdie, both sexes singing.

House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)

House Finch

Haemorhous mexicanus

5–6 inBackyardYear-round

A long, warbling jumble that ends on a rough upward note.

Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

5–7 inScrubYear-round

Three sharp opening notes, then a varied tumbling trill.

American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)

American Goldfinch

4–5 inWeedy fieldsYear-round

A bouncy per-chic-o-ree given in flight.

Photo credits (4)

Carduelis tristis -Michigan, USA -male-8 — Rodney Campbell, CC BY 2.0
House finch (33688)2 — Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0
Male northern cardinal in Central Park (52612) — Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0
Song sparrow in Prospect Park (93031) — Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0

A songbird perched on a stump

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