OTHER NAMES: Hollywood Finch
Latin Etymology: Haemorhous ("blood rump") mexicanus ("of Mexico")
Adult male House Finch (subspecies H. m. frontalis) at San Jose, California - August 2022
Featured Subspecies: Haemorhous mexicanus frontalis
Weight: 16-27 g / Length: 12.5-15cm / Wingspan: 20-25cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
Probably the most abundant and common bird seen on my trip to the Bay, the House Finch is a small brown finch where the males have a coral coloured flush to them. They have experienced a rapid range expansion since the 40's - they were sold as "Hollywood Finches" in New York at that time, and subsequently escaped and formed a feram population which has now linked up across the entire Lower 48 and into Southern Canada.
Related Species:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Genus: Haemorhous
SUBSPECIES: H. m. frontalis, H. m. clementis, H. m. amplus, H. m. rubbrrimus, H.m rhodopnus, H. m. coccineus, H. m. potosinus, H. m. centralis, H. m. mexicanus, H. m. rosepectus, H. m. griscomi, H. m. mcgregori
- Sighting Locations -
Found across the entire Lower 48 and Hawai'i
- CALIFORNIA 2022 TRIP: Seen at Berkeley, San Francisco, San Jose etc
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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