Fringillidae - True Finches, Siskins, Crossbills, Hawaiian Honeycreepers |
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There are around 177 species of birds in this family. They are found all over the world, and many species are found in the Northern Hemisphere. Most species have strong, cone-shaped bills that they use to crack seeds. Some species have small bills, and others have large bills. The birds in this family come in a variety of colors and patterns. They range in size from large to small and all species have 12 tail feathers.
Hawaiian honeycreepers are all found in forested areas on the Hawaiian Islands. They are small, colorful birds about 4-8 inches in length. They have pointed wings and a medium sized tail. Some honeycreepers have small bills and eat insects, other honeycreepers have short, sturdy bills and eat seeds and other honeycreepers have long, curved bills and eat nectar and insects.
World Status KeyLeast Concern
Near Threatened
Vulnerable
Endangered
Critically Endangered
Extinct Wild
Extinct
Status and range is taken from ICUN Redlist. If no status is listed, there is not enough data to establish status.
US Status KeyThreatened in US
Threatened in NH
Endangered in US
Endangered in NH
Breeds in NH
Introduced
Status taken from US Fish and Wildlife and NH Fish and Game
New Hampshire Species |
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American Goldfinch - Carduelis tristis *N.H. State Bird |
Black-capped Siskin - Carduelis atriceps ![]() European Goldfinch - Carduelis carduelis ![]() Red Siskin - Carduelis cucullata ![]() Antillean Siskin - Carduelis dominicensis ![]() Hoary Redpoll - Carduelis hornemanni ![]() Lawrence's Goldfinch - Carduelis lawrencei ![]() Black-headed Siskin - Carduelis notata ![]() Lesser Goldfinch - Carduelis psaltria ![]() Gray-capped Greenfinch - Carduelis sinica ![]() Eurasian Siskin - Carduelis spinus ![]() Yellow-bellied Siskin - Carduelis xanthogastra ![]() Cassin's Finch - Carpodacus cassinii ![]() Common Rosefinch - Carpodacus erythrinus ![]() Kona Grosbeak - Chloridops kona ![]() Ula-ai-hawane - Ciridops anna ![]() Hooded Grosbeak - Coccothraustes abeillei ![]() Black Mamo - Drepanis funerea ![]() Hawaii Mamo - Drepanis pacifica ![]() Lanai Hookbill - Dysmorodrepanis munroi ![]() Greater Akialoa - Hemignathus ellisianus ![]() Oahu Amakihi - Hemignathus flavus ![]() Kauai Amakihi - Hemignathus kauaiensis ![]() Nukupuu - Hemignathus lucidus ![]() Akiapolaau - Hemignathus munroi ![]() Lesser Akialoa - Hemignathus obscurus ![]() Anianiau - Hemignathus parvus ![]() Greater Amakihi - Hemignathus sagittirostris ![]() Common Amakihi - Hemignathus virens ![]() Apapane - Himatione sanguinea ![]() Asian Rosy-finch - Leucosticte arctoa ![]() Black Rosy-finch - Leucosticte atrata ![]() Brown-capped Rosy-finch - Leucosticte australis ![]() Gray-crowned Rosy-finch - Leucosticte tephrocotis ![]() Hispaniolan Crossbill - Loxia megaplaga ![]() Palila - Loxioides bailleui ![]() Akekee - Loxops caeruleirostris ![]() Akepa - Loxops coccineus ![]() Poo-uli - Melamprosops phaeosoma ![]() Akikiki - Oreomystis bairdi ![]() Hawaii Creeper - Oreomystis mana ![]() Akohekohe - Palmeria dolei ![]() Kakawahie - Paroreomyza flammea ![]() Oahu Alauahio - Paroreomyza maculata ![]() Maui Alauahio - Paroreomyza montana ![]() Maui Parrotbill - Pseudonestor xanthophrys ![]() Ou - Psittirostra psittacea ![]() Eurasian Bullfinch - Pyrrhula pyrrhula ![]() Lesser Koa-finch - Rhodacanthis flaviceps ![]() Greater Koa-finch - Rhodacanthis palmeri ![]() Laysan Finch - Telespiza cantans ![]() Nihoa Finch - Telespiza ultima ![]() Iiwi - Vestiaria coccinea ![]() |
Species Around the World
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Trumpeter Finch - Bucanetes githagineus ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Spectacled Finch - Callacanthis burtoni ![]() ![]() Black-headed Greenfinch - Carduelis ambigua ![]() ![]() Black Siskin - Carduelis atrata ![]() ![]() Black-capped Siskin - Carduelis atriceps ![]() ![]() Black-chinned Siskin - Carduelis barbata ![]() ![]() Eurasian Linnet - Carduelis cannabina ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() European Goldfinch - Carduelis carduelis ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() European Greenfinch - Carduelis chloris ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Alpine Citril Finch - Carduelis citrinella ![]() ![]() Mediterranean Citril Finch - Carduelis corsicana ![]() ![]() Thick-billed Siskin - Carduelis crassirostris ![]() ![]() Red Siskin - Carduelis cucullata ![]() ![]() Antillean Siskin - Carduelis dominicensis ![]() ![]() Common Redpoll - Carduelis flammea ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Twite - Carduelis flavirostris ![]() ![]() ![]() Hoary Redpoll - Carduelis hornemanni ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Warsangli Linnet - Carduelis johannis ![]() ![]() Lawrence's Goldfinch - Carduelis lawrencei ![]() ![]() Hooded Siskin - Carduelis magellanica ![]() ![]() Vietnam Greenfinch - Carduelis monguilloti ![]() ![]() Black-headed Siskin - Carduelis notata ![]() ![]() Olivaceous Siskin - Carduelis olivacea ![]() ![]() Pine Siskin - Carduelis pinus ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Lesser Goldfinch - Carduelis psaltria ![]() ![]() ![]() Saffron Siskin - Carduelis siemiradzkii ![]() ![]() Gray-capped Greenfinch - Carduelis sinica ![]() ![]() ![]() Andean Siskin - Carduelis spinescens ![]() ![]() Yellow-breasted Greenfinch - Carduelis spinoides ![]() ![]() Eurasian Siskin - Carduelis spinus ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() American Goldfinch - Carduelis tristis ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Yellow-rumped Siskin - Carduelis uropygialis ![]() ![]() Yellow-bellied Siskin - Carduelis xanthogastra ![]() ![]() ![]() Yellow-faced Siskin - Carduelis yarrellii ![]() ![]() Yemen Linnet - Carduelis yemenensis ![]() ![]() Cassin's Finch - Carpodacus cassinii ![]() ![]() Dark-rumped Rosefinch - Carpodacus edwardsii ![]() ![]() Pink-rumped Rosefinch - Carpodacus eos ![]() ![]() Common Rosefinch - Carpodacus erythrinus ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Dark-breasted Rosefinch - Carpodacus nipalensis ![]() ![]() Beautiful Rosefinch - Carpodacus pulcherrimus ![]() ![]() Red-fronted Rosefinch - Carpodacus puniceus ![]() ![]() Purple Finch - Carpodacus purpureus ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Red-mantled Rosefinch - Carpodacus rhodochlamys ![]() ![]() Tibetan Rosefinch - Carpodacus roborowskii ![]() ![]() Pink-browed Rosefinch - Carpodacus rodochroa ![]() ![]() Spot-winged Rosefinch - Carpodacus rodopeplus ![]() ![]() Pallas's Rosefinch - Carpodacus roseus ![]() ![]() Crimson Rosefinch - Carpodacus rubescens ![]() ![]() Great Rosefinch - Carpodacus rubicilla ![]() ![]() Streaked Rosefinch - Carpodacus rubicilloides ![]() ![]() Pale Rosefinch - Carpodacus synoicus ![]() ![]() ![]() White-browed Rosefinch - Carpodacus thura ![]() ![]() Three-banded Rosefinch - Carpodacus trifasciatus ![]() ![]() Vinaceous Rosefinch - Carpodacus vinaceus ![]() ![]() Bonin Grosbeak - Chaunoproctus ferreorostris ![]() ![]() Kona Grosbeak - Chloridops kona ![]() ![]() Ula-ai-hawane - Ciridops anna ![]() ![]() Hooded Grosbeak - Coccothraustes abeillei ![]() ![]() Hawfinch - Coccothraustes coccothraustes ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Evening Grosbeak - Coccothraustes vespertinus ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Black Mamo - Drepanis funerea ![]() ![]() Hawaii Mamo - Drepanis pacifica ![]() ![]() Lanai Hookbill - Dysmorodrepanis munroi ![]() ![]() Yellow-billed Grosbeak - Eophona migratoria ![]() Japanese Grosbeak - Eophona personata ![]() ![]() Mongolian Finch - Eremopsaltria mongolicus ![]() ![]() Eurasian Chaffinch - Fringilla coelebs ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Brambling - Fringilla montifringilla ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Blue Chaffinch - Fringilla teydea ![]() ![]() Scarlet Finch - Haematospiza sipahi ![]() ![]() Greater Akialoa - Hemignathus ellisianus ![]() ![]() Oahu Amakihi - Hemignathus flavus ![]() ![]() Kauai Amakihi - Hemignathus kauaiensis ![]() ![]() Nukupuu - Hemignathus lucidus ![]() ![]() Akiapolaau - Hemignathus munroi ![]() ![]() Lesser Akialoa - Hemignathus obscurus ![]() ![]() Anianiau - Hemignathus parvus ![]() ![]() Greater Amakihi - Hemignathus sagittirostris ![]() ![]() Common Amakihi - Hemignathus virens ![]() ![]() Apapane - Himatione sanguinea ![]() ![]() Asian Rosy-finch - Leucosticte arctoa ![]() ![]() Black Rosy-finch - Leucosticte atrata ![]() ![]() Brown-capped Rosy-finch - Leucosticte australis ![]() ![]() Black-headed Mountain-finch - Leucosticte brandti ![]() ![]() Plain Mountain-finch - Leucosticte nemoricola ![]() ![]() Sillem's Mountain-finch - Leucosticte sillemi [dd] ![]() Gray-crowned Rosy-finch - Leucosticte tephrocotis ![]() ![]() Oriole Finch - Linurgus olivaceus ![]() ![]() |
Red Crossbill - Loxia curvirostra ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() White-winged Crossbill - Loxia leucoptera ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Hispaniolan Crossbill - Loxia megaplaga ![]() ![]() Parrot Crossbill - Loxia pytyopsittacus ![]() ![]() ![]() Scottish Crossbill - Loxia scotica ![]() ![]() Palila - Loxioides bailleui ![]() ![]() Akekee - Loxops caeruleirostris ![]() ![]() Akepa - Loxops coccineus ![]() ![]() Poo-uli - Melamprosops phaeosoma ![]() ![]() Collared Grosbeak - Mycerobas affinis ![]() ![]() White-winged Grosbeak - Mycerobas carnipes ![]() ![]() Black-and-yellow Grosbeak - Mycerobas icterioides ![]() ![]() Spot-winged Grosbeak - Mycerobas melanozanthos ![]() ![]() Sao Tome Grosbeak - Neospiza concolor ![]() ![]() Akikiki - Oreomystis bairdi ![]() ![]() Hawaii Creeper - Oreomystis mana ![]() ![]() Akohekohe - Palmeria dolei ![]() ![]() Kakawahie - Paroreomyza flammea ![]() ![]() Oahu Alauahio - Paroreomyza maculata ![]() ![]() Maui Alauahio - Paroreomyza montana ![]() ![]() Pine Grosbeak - Pinicola enucleator ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Crimson-browed Finch - Pinicola subhimachala ![]() ![]() Maui Parrotbill - Pseudonestor xanthophrys ![]() ![]() Ou - Psittirostra psittacea ![]() ![]() Gold-naped Finch - Pyrrhoplectes epauletta ![]() ![]() Orange Bullfinch - Pyrrhula aurantiaca ![]() ![]() Gray-headed Bullfinch - Pyrrhula erythaca ![]() ![]() Red-headed Bullfinch - Pyrrhula erythrocephala ![]() ![]() White-cheeked Bullfinch - Pyrrhula leucogenis ![]() ![]() Azores Bullfinch - Pyrrhula murina ![]() ![]() Brown Bullfinch - Pyrrhula nipalensis ![]() ![]() Eurasian Bullfinch - Pyrrhula pyrrhula ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Lesser Koa-finch - Rhodacanthis flaviceps ![]() ![]() Greater Koa-finch - Rhodacanthis palmeri ![]() ![]() Desert Finch - Rhodopechys obsoletus ![]() ![]() ![]() Crimson-winged Finch - Rhodopechys sanguineus ![]() ![]() ![]() Somali Grosbeak - Rhynchostruthus louisae ![]() ![]() Arabian Grosbeak - Rhynchostruthus percivali ![]() ![]() Socotra Grosbeak - Rhynchostruthus socotranus ![]() ![]() Black-headed Canary - Serinus alario ![]() ![]() White-throated Canary - Serinus albogularis ![]() ![]() Ankober Serin - Serinus ankoberensis ![]() ![]() Black-throated Seedeater - Serinus atrogularis ![]() ![]() Kenya Grosbeak-canary - Serinus buchanani ![]() ![]() Thick-billed Seedeater - Serinus burtoni ![]() ![]() Island Canary - Serinus canaria ![]() ![]() Serinus canicollis ![]() ![]() Black-faced Canary - Serinus capistratus ![]() ![]() Abyssinian Citril - Serinus citrinelloides ![]() ![]() Lemon-breasted Seedeater - Serinus citrinipectus ![]() ![]() Ethiopian Grosbeak-canary - Serinus donaldsoni ![]() ![]() White-bellied Canary - Serinus dorsostriatus ![]() ![]() Mountain Serin - Serinus estherae ![]() ![]() Yellow-throated Seedeater - Serinus flavigula ![]() ![]() Yellow Canary - Serinus flaviventris ![]() ![]() Yellow-crowned Canary - Serinus flavivertex ![]() ![]() Yellow-browed Citril - Serinus frontalis ![]() ![]() Streaky-headed Seedeater - Serinus gularis ![]() ![]() Gray-faced Citril - Serinus hypostictus ![]() ![]() Papyrus Canary - Serinus koliensis ![]() ![]() Protea Canary - Serinus leucopterus ![]() ![]() White-rumped Seedeater - Serinus leucopygius ![]() ![]() Kipengere Seedeater - Serinus melanochrous ![]() ![]() Yemen Serin - Serinus menachensis ![]() ![]() Black-eared Seedeater - Serinus mennelli ![]() ![]() Yellow-fronted Canary - Serinus mozambicus ![]() ![]() Ethiopian Siskin - Serinus nigriceps ![]() ![]() Fire-fronted Serin - Serinus pusillus ![]() ![]() Reichard's Seedeater - Serinus reichardi ![]() ![]() Olive-rumped Serin - Serinus rothschildi ![]() ![]() Principe Seedeater - Serinus rufobrunneus ![]() ![]() Forest Canary - Serinus scotops ![]() ![]() European Serin - Serinus serinus ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Streaky Seedeater - Serinus striolatus ![]() ![]() Brimstone Canary - Serinus sulphuratus ![]() ![]() Drakensberg Siskin - Serinus symonsi ![]() ![]() Syrian Serin - Serinus syriacus ![]() ![]() ![]() Tibetan Serin - Serinus thibetanus ![]() ![]() Cape Siskin - Serinus totta ![]() ![]() Brown-rumped Seedeater - Serinus tristriatus ![]() ![]() Yellow-browed Seedeater - Serinus whytii ![]() ![]() Salvadori's Serin - Serinus xantholaemus ![]() ![]() Yellow-rumped Seedeater - Serinus xanthopygius ![]() ![]() Laysan Finch - Telespiza cantans ![]() ![]() Nihoa Finch - Telespiza ultima ![]() ![]() Long-tailed Rosefinch - Uragus sibiricus ![]() ![]() Iiwi - Vestiaria coccinea ![]() ![]() |