Bird Guide

Cassin's Finch vs Pine Grosbeak

Cassin's Finch (Haemorhous cassinii)

Cassin's Finch

Haemorhous cassinii

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Measurements: Length: 6.3 in (16 cm) Weight: 0.8–1.2 oz (24–34 g) Wingspan: 9.8–10.6 in (25–27 cm) Adults have a short forked brown tail and brown wings. They have a longer bill than the purple finch. Adult males are raspberry red on the head, breast, back and rump; their back and under-tail are streaked. Adult females have light brown upper-parts and light underparts with brown streaks throughout; their facial markings are less distinct than those of the female purple finch. They can have brown, red, and white eyes.

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Photo: Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0
Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator)

Pine Grosbeak

Pinicola enucleator

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This species is one of the largest species in the true finch family. It measures from 20 to 25.5 cm (7.9 to 10.0 in) in length and weighs from 52 to 78 g (1.8 to 2.8 oz), with an average mass of 56.4 g (1.99 oz). The pine grosbeak's wingspan is 13.0 in (33 cm). Among standard measurements, the wing chord is 10.2 to 11.6 cm (4.0 to 4.6 in), the tail is 7.8 to 9.5 cm (3.1 to 3.7 in), the bill is 1.4 to 1.65 cm (0.55 to 0.65 in) and the tarsus is 1.9 to 2.3 cm (0.75 to 0.91 in). Adults have a long forked black tail, black wings with white wing bars and a large bill.

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Recording: Doug Hynes · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Валерия Ковалева · CC BY 4.0

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