: any of numerous passerine songbirds (families Fringillidae, Estrildidae, Emberizidae, and Cardinalidae) having a short stout usually conical bill adapted for crushing seeds
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German researchers discovered a sort of pre-verbal stage in finches—similar to the babbling stage in humans—that leads to their becoming fluent in song.
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 5 June 2024
More than 90% of those losses came from common birds like sparrows, blackbirds, warblers and finches.
—Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2024
These flittering finches are adaptable and have learned to live in cities, towns and farmland.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Apr. 2024
Studies of organisms ranging from finches to oak trees have shown that hybridization with local species can help colonizing species flourish in novel environments by giving them useful genes.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2020
One surprising observation is that finches and sparrows collect cigarette butts.
—Adrienne Mayor, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2024
The cast: hummingbirds, owls, juncos, finches, crows, a menacing hawk, cheeky rodents and more.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2024
The engravings on the base of the decanter depict the vast desert and mountains that made up their territory, the agave stalks characteristic of the region and the red-headed finch so significant to this tribe.
—Shivani Vora, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
Seed feeders will attract doves, finches, scrub jays, California and spotted towhees, quail and lesser goldfinch.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2024
Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 5 June 2024
More than 90% of those losses came from common birds like sparrows, blackbirds, warblers and finches.
—Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2024
These flittering finches are adaptable and have learned to live in cities, towns and farmland.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Apr. 2024
Studies of organisms ranging from finches to oak trees have shown that hybridization with local species can help colonizing species flourish in novel environments by giving them useful genes.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2020
One surprising observation is that finches and sparrows collect cigarette butts.
—Adrienne Mayor, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2024
The cast: hummingbirds, owls, juncos, finches, crows, a menacing hawk, cheeky rodents and more.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2024
The engravings on the base of the decanter depict the vast desert and mountains that made up their territory, the agave stalks characteristic of the region and the red-headed finch so significant to this tribe.
—Shivani Vora, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
Seed feeders will attract doves, finches, scrub jays, California and spotted towhees, quail and lesser goldfinch.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2024
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finch
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: any of numerous songbirds (as the sparrows, grosbeaks, crossbills, goldfinches, and buntings) that have a short stout bill adapted for crushing seeds
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