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Cassin's Finch

Carpodacus cassiniiOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Finches (Fringillidae)
Cassin's Finch Head Illustration

Head

  • Bill Shape: Cone
  • Eye Color: Dark brown.
  • Head Pattern: Eyeline, Capped, Striped, Eyering (complete or broken), Malar or malar stripe
  • Crown Color: Red
  • Forehead Color: Red
  • Nape Color: Red with brown streaks.
  • Throat Color: Pale red
  • Cere color: No Data
Cassin's Finch Body Illustration

Body

  • Length Range: 15 cm (6 in)
  • Weight: 26 g (0.9 oz)
  • Size: Size 2. Small (5 - 9 in)
  • Color: Red, Pink, White, Brown, Gray
  • Underparts: White with red breast and brown streaking on flanks and sides.
  • Upperparts: Red with brown streaks with red rump.
  • Back Pattern: Striped or streaked
  • Belly Pattern: Solid
  • Breast Pattern: Solid
Cassin's Finch Flight Illustration

Flight

  • Flight Pattern: Swift bounding flight with rapid wing beats.
  • Wingspan Range: 25 cm (9.75 in)
  • Wing Shape: Rounded-Wings
  • Tail Shape: Notched Tail, Fan-shaped Tail
  • Tail Pattern: Solid
  • Upper Tail: Dark Brown
  • Under Tail: Dark Brown
  • Leg Color: Gray-black
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Family Buntings, Finches, Sparrows (Emberizidae)_blue
Species Carpodacus cassinii
Length6 Inches
Wingspan9.75 Inches

Cassin's Finch

Cassin's Finch: Medium-sized, cheery finch with bright red crown, brown-streaked back. White belly, buff neck,upper breast and rump. Bill tapers evenly to a sharp point. Forages on ground and high in trees, eats mostly conifer seeds and buds, some insects. Swift bounding flight on rapid wing beats.

● Song: "cheep, cheep, cheep", "kee-up", "pwee-ee-lip"

● Foraging & Feeding: Cassin's Finch: Feeds on seeds and buds, especially those from conifers, and fruits; also eats insects during summer.

● Breeding & nesting: Cassin's Finch: Four or six blue green eggs with brown and black spots are laid in a cup nest made of twigs and rootlets, usually built in a conifer. Incubation ranges from 12 to 14 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Cassin's Finch: House Finch has streaked underparts, less purple on head, longer tail, and different call notes. Purple Finch has unstreaked undertail coverts and smaller bill. Pine Siskin is similar to female, but is smaller and lacks face pattern.

Flight Pattern

Swift bounding flight with rapid wing beats.
Cassin's Finch Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Cassin's Finch: Breeds from southwestern Canada south to southern California, Arizona, and New Mexico; visits lowlands during winter. Preferred habitats include open conifer stands at high elevations.
BreedingMonogamous, Semicolonial
PopulationFairly common
MigrationNorthern birds migrate
Weight0.9 Ounces