Male House Finch
Carpodacus mexicanus,
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House Finch, common name for a small bird of the finch family, about 14 cm (about 5.5 in) long.
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Females and immature males are streaked light and dark brown; adult males have the head and breast various shades of red, rarely orange or yellow.
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It is a familiar bird throughout the western United States and Mexico, from the Great Plains to the Pacific coast.
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In the 1940s, a flock of caged California house finches was liberated on Long Island, New York, and bred successfully.
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Their descendants now occupy most of the eastern United States and are rapidly spreading westward toward the original range of the species.
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They are especially common in urban and suburban areas, hence the name house finch.
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Scientific classification:
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The house finch belongs to the family Fringillidae of the order Passeriformes. It is classified as Carpodacus mexicanus.
