house finch
noun
: a small finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) that has a male with a red head, breast, and rump and that is native to Mexico and the western U.S. and has been introduced in the eastern U.S.
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Adult males are identifiable by their rosy-red faces and chests, but differences in diet can cause some house finches to look yellow or orange instead.
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Cecilia Garzella, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
The house finch was found dead in a neighborhood of southeast Woodland between Harry Lorenzo Avenue, Parkland Avenue and Farmer’s Central Road.
—Elise Fisher, Sacramento Bee, 13 June 2024
Read about house finch eye disease:Is your feeder making birds sick?
—Cecilia Garzella, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
Among the likely birds in Sacramento: house finch, mourning dove, crow, cedar waxwing, scrub jay, mockingbird, sparrow, goldfinch, junco and woodpecker.
—Debbie Arrington, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
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Cecilia Garzella, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
The house finch was found dead in a neighborhood of southeast Woodland between Harry Lorenzo Avenue, Parkland Avenue and Farmer’s Central Road.
—Elise Fisher, Sacramento Bee, 13 June 2024
Read about house finch eye disease:Is your feeder making birds sick?
—Cecilia Garzella, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
Among the likely birds in Sacramento: house finch, mourning dove, crow, cedar waxwing, scrub jay, mockingbird, sparrow, goldfinch, junco and woodpecker.
—Debbie Arrington, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
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“House finch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/house%20finch. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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