Bird Identifier

Bird Encyclopedia

Search and identify 1,000+ birds — with size, habitat, diet, voice, behavior, and the field marks that tell them apart.

House Finch

House Finch

A common backyard finch with the male showing rosy red on the head and breast and heavily streaked brown flanks.

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House Sparrow

House Sparrow

A stocky, chunky-billed sparrow closely tied to human settlements, with males showing a gray crown, chestnut nape, and black bib.

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Purple Finch

Purple Finch

A stocky finch with a raspberry-red wash over the head, back, and breast in males, often confused with the House Finch.

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Saffron Finch

Saffron Finch

A bright yellow, open-country finch-like tanager with an orange-tinged crown in males, common in parks, savanna, and grassland across South America.

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Eurasian Bullfinch

Eurasian Bullfinch

A stocky, shy European finch; the male shows a vivid rosy-pink breast, black cap, and gray back set off by a bright white rump.

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Eurasian Siskin

Eurasian Siskin

A small, active yellow-green finch of conifer forests; the male has a black cap and bib, both sexes showing bright yellow wing bars.

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Pine Grosbeak

Pine Grosbeak

A large, gentle, slow-moving finch of northern conifer forests, with rosy-red males and mustard-gray females.

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Indigo Bunting

Indigo Bunting

A small finch-like songbird whose breeding male appears brilliant all-over blue, produced entirely by feather structure rather than blue pigment.

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American Goldfinch

American Goldfinch

A small finch famous for the male's brilliant lemon-yellow breeding plumage and black cap, wings, and tail.

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Common Linnet

Common Linnet

A small, sociable finch of farmland and heathland, with breeding males showing a rosy-crimson flush on the forehead and breast.

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Common Rosefinch

Common Rosefinch

A sparrow-shaped finch whose adult males glow raspberry-red on the head and breast, best known for its cheerful, whistled song.

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Yellow-billed Grosbeak

Yellow-billed Grosbeak

A stocky finch with an oversized yellow bill tipped in black, a black head (in males), and grey-brown body plumage.

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Common Chaffinch

Common Chaffinch

One of Europe's most abundant finches, the male sporting a blue-gray crown and pink-buff breast, both sexes showing bold white wing bars.

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