in a flock of red finches only a few of the birds will show a red head. There are more than one kind of red headed finch. In fact, in the United States there are 3 red headed finches. Finches are ...

The brightly colored male American goldfinch is especially recognizable ... while upperparts, including head, olive green. Lower wing bar buffy and quite wide. Tail feathers with white tips ...

Brown-headed Cowbirds often lay their eggs in goldfinch nests, but the cowbird chicks rarely survive due to the goldfinch ...