House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 223,625
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The house finch is a North American bird in the finch family. It is native to Mexico and southwestern United States, but has since been introduced to the eastern part of North America and Hawaiʻi; it is now found year-round in almost all parts of the United States and most of Mexico, with breeding grounds well into Canada as far north as northern Alberta. There are estimated to be 40 million house finches across North America, making it the second-most populous finch, just behind the American goldfinch. The house finch and the other two American rosefinches are placed in the genus Haemorhous.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “House finch”.