Lawrence's Goldfinch Similar Species Comparison

Adult male

Female

Females are grayish brown with a faint yellow wash on the belly.

Male

A small songbird with a conical bill and slight forked tail. Male is mostly gray, with a black face and yellow on the breast, upper belly, and wings.

Male

Males are gray with a black face, yellow belly patch, and yellow wing patches. Tends to be nomadic outside of the breeding season.

Female

Male

Found in open woodlands, chaparral, and brushy areas.

Male

Female

Females are grayish overall with yellow wing bars. Note typical forked tail and pointed bill of finches.

Male and female

Note yellow wing edging on both the male and female. This video has no audio.

Male

Small finch with a pointed bill and forked tail. Males have a black face and a bright yellow belly patch.

Male

From the side, males appear gray overall with yellow wing patches and a black face.

Female

Makes erratic movements during the nonbreeding season.

Immature

Male and female

Flock