She lacks the distinct pale eyebrow found on the male. Identifying the male and female house from other Carpodacus finches requires care. The male house differs from the male purple finch not only ...

A female house finch forages near the Hay Barn at UC Santa Cruz. House finches are common from coast to coast today and are ...

The male has reddish forehead, breast and rump; a female house finch is streaked gray and brown above, with a lighter underside. Both sexes have brown-streaked bellies. These birds measure 5 3/4 ...

A female house finch forages near the Hay Barn at UC Santa Cruz. House finches are common from coast to coast today and are familiar visitors to backyard feeders. These birds are native to the ...

The attractive Cassin’s finch of the montane ... Distinguishing a female Cassin’s from a female purple can be more of a challenge. The Cassin’s and house overlap more, with the Cassin ...

The female purple finch has streaks that remind me more of a chocolate brown. One other nice field mark that is shown very clearly in this photo is the top of her head where a slight “crest” is raised ...