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Finches are seed-eating passerine birds, the many species of which are found chiefly in the northern hemisphere, but also to a limited extent in Africa and South America.
They are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have 12 tail feathers and 9 primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well. Their nests are basket-shaped and built in trees.
1 Species
- Family Fringillidae
- Subfamily Fringillinae - Fringilline finches; contains only three species, which feed their young insects rather than seeds.
- Subfamily Carduelinae - Cardueline finches; a much larger group that contains several genera which feed their young on seeds.
- Genus SerinusSerinus : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes Fringillidae Genus Serinus The genus Serinus is a large genus of birds in the finch family Fringillidae. It includes the canaries, seedeaters and some siskins. The full list of species is: Red-fronted S - CanariesThe Canary Serinus canaria is a small songbird which is a member of the finch family. This bird is native to Madeira and the Canary Islands; it was named for the latter, although the name of the island group comes from the latin word for dog, "cannariae,", seedeater s, serinIf you are looking for the nerve agent, see sarin Serins : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes Fringillidae Genus Serinus A number of small birds in the finch family Fringillidae are named as serins . These are some of the small species in the genus and some siskinsSiskins : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes Fringillidae Genera Carduelis Serinus A number of small birds in the finch family Fringillidae are named as siskins . These are mainly some of the small species in the genus Carduelis with largely yello
- Genus CarduelisCarduelis Common Redpoll : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Fringillidae Carduelis Species Many, see text The genus Carduelis is a large group of birds in the finch family Fringillidae. It includes the linnets, redpolls, goldfinches, greenfinc - LinnetsLinnet : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Fringillidae Carduelis cannabina Binomial name Carduelis cannabina Linnaeus, 1758) The Linnet Carduelis cannabina is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. This bird breeds in Europe,, redpollsRedpolls Common Redpoll : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Fringillidae Carduelis Carduelis flammea ''Carduelis cabaret ''Carduelis hornemanni The Redpolls are a group of small passerine birds in the finch family Fringillidae which have charac, goldfinches, greenfinches, some siskins.
- Genus Carpodacus - Rosefinches
- Genus Loxia - Crossbills
- Genus Mycerobas - Grosbeak s
- Genus Neospiza - Sao Tomé Grosbeak
- Genus Linurgus - Oriole Finch
- Genus Rhynchostruthus - Golden-winged Grosbeak
- Genus Leucosticte - Mountain finches
- Genus Calacanthis - Red-browed Finch
- Genus Rhodopechys - Trumpeter Finch and relatives
- Genus Uragus - Long-tailed Rosefinch
- Genus Urocynchramus - Przewalski's Rosefinch
- Genus Pinicola - Pine grosbeaks
- Genus Haematospiza - Scarlet Finch
- Genus Pyrrhula - Bullfinches
- Genus Coccothraustes - Hawfinch, Evening Grosbeak
- Genus Eophona - Oriental grosbeak s
- Genus Pyrrhoplectes - Gold-naped Finch
There are many other birds in other groups which are called finches, notably the very similar-looking Estrildids or waxbills, which occur in the Old World tropics and Australia.
Some of the closely related sparrows are also named as "finches", as are some buntings.
- Some other Cardueline finch species not listed above:
- Sao Tome Grosbeak (Neospiza concolor)
- Oriole Finch (Linurgus olivaceus)
- Golden-winged Grosbeak (Rhynchostruthus socotranus)
- Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator)
- Crimson-browed Finch (Pinicola subhimachalus)
- Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
- Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus)
- Hooded Grosbeak (Coccothraustes abeillei)
- Yellow-billed Grosbeak (Eophona migratoria)
- Japanese Grosbeak (Eophona personata)
- Black-and-yellow Grosbeak (Mycerobas icterioides)
- Collared Grosbeak (Mycerobas affinis)
- Spot-winged Grosbeak (Mycerobas melanozanthos)
- White-winged Grosbeak (Mycerobas carnipes)
- Gold-naped Finch (Pyrrhoplectes epauletta)
- Spectacled Finch (Callacanthis burtoni)
- Crimson-winged Finch (Rhodopechys sanguinea)
- Trumpeter Finch (Rhodopechys githaginea)
- Mongolian Finch (Rhodopechys mongolica)
- Desert Finch (Rhodopechys obsoleta)
- Long-tailed Rosefinch (Uragus sibiricus)
- Scarlet Finch (Haematospiza sipahi)
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