House Finch Photo Gallery
Adult male
Small finch with a conical seed-eating bill. Like other finches, it has a notched tail. Adult males are rosy red around the face and upper breast, with a streaky brown back, belly, and tail.
© Martina Nordstrand / Macaulay LibraryNorth Carolina, November 27, 2020Female/immature
Small finch with a conical bill and notched tail. Females/immature males are brown overall with blurry streaks down the belly.
© Jonathan Irons / Macaulay LibraryMaryland, January 10, 2019Adult male
Note very thick bill with curved rather than straight-edged profile. Red on head is largely on the eyebrow and throat, with brownish cheeks. Flanks are boldly streaked.
© Larry Arbanas / Macaulay LibraryTexas, April 23, 2008Not all videos have soundAdult male
Adult males are rosy red around the face and upper breast, with a streaks down the belly and on the flanks.
© Matthew Plante / Macaulay LibraryOhio, February 09, 2021Female/immature
Females/immature males are brown overall with heavily streaked underparts.
© Nic Allen / Macaulay LibraryMissouri, January 12, 2019Females/immatures and males
Often numerous at feeders, especially where black oil sunflower is offered. Tends to sit at feeder and crack seeds in its stout bill instead of flying away.
© Timothy Barksdale / Macaulay LibraryMontana, January 01, 2000Not all videos have soundAdult male
Plumage color varies with diet. The more carotenoid rich foods they eat, the redder they become.
© Jay McGowan / Macaulay LibraryMontana, June 21, 2015Adult male
Plumage coloration ranges from yellow to bright red depending on the amount of carotenoid rich foods they eat; the more carotenoids in food the brighter red they become.
© Matthew Plante / Macaulay LibraryOhio, February 02, 2021Female/immature
Note plain mostly brown face pattern without pale stripes; also the notched tail. May be found in small flocks.
© Matthew D. Medler / Macaulay LibraryNew York, November 27, 2014Not all videos have soundMale and female
Breeding pair bonds usually form in winter flocks.
© Jim Merritt / Macaulay LibraryColorado, April 03, 2020Adult male
Small finch with a conical bill that it uses to crack open seeds.
© Brad Imhoff / Macaulay LibraryOhio, April 08, 2020Adult male
Susceptible to House Finch eye disease, an illness that gives them swollen eyes and leaves them lethargic. If sick birds are seen around feeders, remove feeders and clean with diluted bleach solution to reduce spread.
© Matthew D. Medler / Macaulay LibraryNew York, November 09, 2014Not all videos have soundFemale/immature
Females/immature males are brown overall with blurry streaking on the back and belly.
© Suzanne Labbé / Macaulay LibraryQuebec, March 06, 2017Female/immature
Note blurry brown streaks on the flanks.
© Jay McGowan / Macaulay LibraryNew York, January 27, 2013Adult male
In the western U.S., you’ll find House Finches in their native habitats of deserts, grassland, chaparral, and open woods as well as city parks, backyards, urban centers, farms, and forest edges across the continent.
© Lois Stacey / Macaulay LibraryArizona, April 16, 2017Compare with Similar Species
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Species in This Family
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Fringillidae)
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