But spotting the differences between a house finch vs a purple finch is particularly tricky. After all, the two species look incredibly alike! Here are some important things to look out for when ...

A male house finch that is a regular visitor to my deck for sunflower seeds appears sick. He’s less active, and when he ...

The attractive house finch is one of the more common and recognizable species throughout the United States. Originally a “western” species of semiarid environments, it was introduced in the ...

The Wildlife Center of Virginia is warning people who like to feed birds to be on the lookout. An eye disease that can prove ...

DEAR JOAN: A male house finch that is a regular visitor to my deck for sunflower seeds appears sick. He’s less active, and when he perches, he gapes his beak open and closed, over and over ...

It occasionally joins the more common house finch at seed feeders in winter. Polytypic. Length 6.3". Highly sexually dimorphic with males pink and females brown. Generally lighter pink than other ...

Male house finches (Haemorhous mexicanus) that are have more brightly colored red breast feathers are healthier than duller, yellower ones, and their coloration visually signals their fitness to ...

DEAR JOAN: A male house finch that is a regular visitor to my deck for sunflower seeds appears sick. He’s less active, and when he perches, he gapes his beak open and closed, over and over ...

In some finch species, the difference between colorful males and muted females comes down to one gene, BCO2, which encodes an enzyme that degrades carotenoids. NIH’s plan to reduce indirect funds ...

1897: John Finch born into a wealthy family on the East ... Cutter described this house as “Colonial,” but it combines features of Georgian, Federal and Greek Revival architecture.