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Location:Cabin Lake, Oregon.

Carpodacus cassinii

[edit] Identification

16cm. Male - rose pink head, breast, back, rump, streaked back and undertail, long pointed bill, notched tail. Female - light brown above, lighter, brown streaked below, pale eyering, faint white eyestripe, faint pale malar stripe.

This finch is often confused with the House Finch and Purple Finch. Note the location of the red on the male, and the patterns of the feathers on the female.

[edit] Distribution

Southwest Canada, central Mexico and southern Baja California.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.

[edit] Habitat

Mountain coniferous forests.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes seeds, buds and berries, and insects.

It builds an open cup from twigs, rootlets, lined with fine rootlets, grass stems, hair, or feathers; 4-5 light greenish blue eggs, with dark spots, are laid.

[edit] Vocalisation

Song: Long and warbling.

[edit] References

All About Birds

[edit] External Links