one of several kinds of small bird.a greenfinch.pinzón Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd. Want to thank TFD for its existence?Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, or visitthe webmaster's page for free fun content. ...
Male: Raspberry pink on head and breast, with some brown tinges on the back and white strokes on the belly Female: Light brown on upper part of the body and white strokes on the belly, white eyebrows and brown streaks throughout the body Size 5.9- 7 in (15-18 cm) Wingspan 7-10.2...
Told from an adult male Trumpeter Finch by a largely brown rather than largely gray head, horn rather than a red bill, lack of any pink on the browner mantle, more restricted rose-pink on underparts, and much more ‘black-and-white’ wings and tail. Could be confused with an adult Cr...
purple finch- North American finch having a raspberry-red head and breast and rump Carpodacus purpureus finch- any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds Carpodacus,genus Carpodacus- house finches and purple finches ...
Male house finches have bright red feathers on their head and breast. They have light brown and black stripes on their wings and tail. Alternatively, a female house finch has a light brown head, a white breast with brown spots, and black stripes on her wings. Both male and female house ...
The Gouldian Finch is a beautiful finch with a bright green back, yellow belly and a purple breast. Most birds have a black face, but about 25% have red faces, and yellow-faced forms are rare. The males are brighter colours than the females. Juveniles are grey on the head and neck, ...
bullfinch(n.) common oscine passerine bird of Europe, 1560s, frombull(n.1) +finch; supposedly so called for the shape of its head and neck or its bill; compare Frenchbouvreuil. chaffinch(n.) Fringilla cælebs, common European bird "with pretty plumage and pleasant short song" [OED],...
Beak color is generally a brighter red in males and a orange color in females. This is variable based on the breeding condition of the birds. Juveniles fledge looking like females, but with a black beak. The beak and adult colors are usually complete by the time the young are 90 days ...
Purple finches are another popular variety of the wild bird. A chunkier finch with a longer bill, it features a pink-red shade of color on its head and breast, with an off-white color on its belly. Females are marked with strong lines of color, including white stripes near the eyes and...
but it requires the presence of the RH gene to be visible. If the bird is a YH (has two genes for YH), but is genetically Black headed, then the head mask will be black. The tip of the beak will be yellow rather than red, however. Red head and Black headed birds that are split...