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| − | [[Image:House_Finch.jpg|thumb| | + | [[Image:House_Finch.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Male<br/>Photo © by {{user|skiel|skiel}} <br />Orange County, [[New York]], [[USA]], March 2006]] |
;[[:Category:Haemorhous|Haemorhous]] mexicanus | ;[[:Category:Haemorhous|Haemorhous]] mexicanus | ||
''Carpodacus mexicanus'' | ''Carpodacus mexicanus'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | [[Image:HouseFinchFemale_Honolulu.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo © by {{user|AlanR|AlanR}}<br />Honolulu, [[Hawaii]], March 2007]] | ||
L. 5-6" (13-15 cm)<br /> | L. 5-6" (13-15 cm)<br /> | ||
'''Male'''<br /> | '''Male'''<br /> | ||
| − | Bright red on crown, breast, and rump | + | *Bright red on crown, breast, and rump |
| + | *A yellow carotinoid variant is sometimes seen (photo below).<br /> | ||
'''Female'''<br /> | '''Female'''<br /> | ||
| − | Plain, unstriped head | + | *Plain, unstriped head |
| − | + | *Heavy streaking on light underside | |
'''Immature males'''<br /> | '''Immature males'''<br /> | ||
Less highly coloured, often orangish or yellowish on head and breast | Less highly coloured, often orangish or yellowish on head and breast | ||
| − | + | ====Variations==== | |
| − | + | [[Image:Housefinch yellow variant.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The yellow carotinoid variant<br />Photo © by {{user|digishooter|digishooter}}<br />Kern Co, CA, [[USA]], May 2011]] | |
In north-west Mexico is a region where House Finch males are extensively red and with much less brownish streaking on the underside<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup> (probably subspecies ''ruberrimus''). | In north-west Mexico is a region where House Finch males are extensively red and with much less brownish streaking on the underside<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup> (probably subspecies ''ruberrimus''). | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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Formerly placed in genus [[:Category:Carpodacus|Carpodacus]]. | Formerly placed in genus [[:Category:Carpodacus|Carpodacus]]. | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
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This is a [[Dictionary_P-S#P|polytypic]] species consisting of twelve subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | This is a [[Dictionary_P-S#P|polytypic]] species consisting of twelve subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''H. m. frontalis'': South-western [[Canada]] to western [[US]], [[Baja California]] and north-western [[Mexico]] | *''H. m. frontalis'': South-western [[Canada]] to western [[US]], [[Baja California]] and north-western [[Mexico]] | ||
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*''H. m. mexicanus'': South central [[Mexico|Mexican]] plateau (eastern Michoacán to Hidalgo and Oaxaca) | *''H. m. mexicanus'': South central [[Mexico|Mexican]] plateau (eastern Michoacán to Hidalgo and Oaxaca) | ||
*''H. m. roseipectus'': Southern [[Mexico]] (southern Puebla and Valley of Oaxaca) | *''H. m. roseipectus'': Southern [[Mexico]] (southern Puebla and Valley of Oaxaca) | ||
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*''H.. m. griscomi'': South-western [[Mexico]] (Sierra Madre del Sur of Guerrero) | *''H.. m. griscomi'': South-western [[Mexico]] (Sierra Madre del Sur of Guerrero) | ||
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*''H. m. mcgregori'': Formerly San Benito and Cedros island (off [[Baja California]]). Extinct | *''H. m. mcgregori'': Formerly San Benito and Cedros island (off [[Baja California]]). Extinct | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
| − | A tightly woven, compact nest is made and set in a bush, thicket, natural cavity, or on a building. The clutch | + | [[Image:851 1237.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Males and females<br />Photo © by {{user|marcsantacurz|marcsantacurz}}<br />Long Marine Lab, Santa Cruz, [[California]], November 2018]] |
| + | A tightly woven, compact nest is made and set in a bush, thicket, natural cavity, or on a building. The clutch contains 3-5 bluish, lightly streaked or spotted eggs. | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | Diet | + | Diet consists mainly of seeds, buds and fruit, with the addition of some insects. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=1732763#post1732763 Birdforum thread] discussing redder House Finch in Mexico |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2018) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 00:23, 20 November 2018
- Haemorhous mexicanus
Carpodacus mexicanus
Identification
L. 5-6" (13-15 cm)
Male
- Bright red on crown, breast, and rump
- A yellow carotinoid variant is sometimes seen (photo below).
Female
- Plain, unstriped head
- Heavy streaking on light underside
Immature males
Less highly coloured, often orangish or yellowish on head and breast
Variations
In north-west Mexico is a region where House Finch males are extensively red and with much less brownish streaking on the underside[2] (probably subspecies ruberrimus).
Distribution
North America, Canada to southern Mexico
Taxonomy
Formerly placed in genus Carpodacus.
Subspecies
This is a polytypic species consisting of twelve subspecies[1]:
- H. m. frontalis: South-western Canada to western US, Baja California and north-western Mexico
- H. m. clementis: Channel Islands (off southern California) and Los Coronados Islands (off northern Baja)
- H. m. amplus: Guadalupe Island (off Baja California)
- H. m. ruberrimus: Southern Baja California and north-western Mexico (Sonora, southern Sinaloa and south-western Chihuahua)
- H. m. rhodopnus: Arid tropical central Sinaloa
- H. m. coccineus: Mountains of south-western Mexico (southern Nayarit and western Zacatecas to western Michoacán)
- H. m. potosinus: Southern Texas (Rio Grande Valley) to Chihuahua and south-western Tamaulipas
- H. m. centralis: Central Mexican plateau (Guanajuato, Querétaro and adjacent states)
- H. m. mexicanus: South central Mexican plateau (eastern Michoacán to Hidalgo and Oaxaca)
- H. m. roseipectus: Southern Mexico (southern Puebla and Valley of Oaxaca)
- H.. m. griscomi: South-western Mexico (Sierra Madre del Sur of Guerrero)
- H. m. mcgregori: Formerly San Benito and Cedros island (off Baja California). Extinct
Habitat
Deserts, orchards, coastal valleys and forests.
Behaviour
Breeding
A tightly woven, compact nest is made and set in a bush, thicket, natural cavity, or on a building. The clutch contains 3-5 bluish, lightly streaked or spotted eggs.
Diet
Diet consists mainly of seeds, buds and fruit, with the addition of some insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Birdforum thread discussing redder House Finch in Mexico
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) House Finch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/House_Finch
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