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Wildlife: Island Life: Darwin s Finches - Article describing the variations between the populations of finches from different islands in the Galapagos.
Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) - Photo of this species.
Crossbills Audiovisual Guide - Lists the different types of North American crossbills and provides sound files and facts for each type.
Lawrence's Goldfinch (Carduelis lawrencei) - Photo, identification tips, range maps, and a taxonomy chart for this songbird.
Hoary Redpoll (Carduelis hornemanni) - Offers a photo of this bird and its egg. Describes the clutch size and egg size.
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) - Describes this songbird's flocking behavior, its feeding habits, and its place in European folklore.
Lesser Goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria) - Fact sheet describes this finch's breeding habitat, courtship displays, nest, eggs, and diet.
Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea) - Range during irruption and non-irruption years, feeding habits, sound files.
American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) - Includes a photo, range maps, and facts about this bird's habitat and behavior.
Biennial Irruptions of Pine Siskins Across North America - Features an animated map showing the irruptive movements of Carduelis pinus and discusses the possible reasons for it.

Ortolan Bunting - The Ortolan, or Ortolan Bunting, Emberiza hortulana, is a bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a passerine family now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae. The bird's common name is French, from the Latin hortulanus, the gardener bird, (from hortus, a garden).
Orange-bellied Euphonia - The Orange-bellied Euphonia (Euphonia xanthogaster) is a species of bird in the Fringillidae (finch) family. They were formerly considered tanagers (Thraupidae).
Long-tailed Rosefinch - The Long-Tailed Rosefinch (Uragus sibiricus) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family.
Yellow-rumped Serin - The Yellow-rumped Serin or Abyssinian Yellow-rumped Seedeater (Serinus xanthopygius) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family.
Salvadori's Serin - The Salvadori's Serin (Serinus xantholaemus) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family.