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At about 4.75 in (12.1 cm) long and weighing about 0.4 oz (11 g), it is slightly bigger than the lesser goldfinch and slightly smaller than the American goldfinch, with less yellow in the plumage than either. Adults of both sexes are gray with pink to grayish flesh-color bills, stubbier than other goldfinches'. They have yellow rumps and paired yellowish wing-bars, as well as yellow edges on the flight feathers and yellow on the breast. The tail is black, crossed by a white band. Plumage is duller in winter, brightening after a spring molt.
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When to see the Lawrence's Goldfinch
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Lawrence's Goldfinch
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Lawrence's Goldfinch
Lawrence's goldfinch is a small songbird of erratic distribution that breeds in California and Baja California and winters in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
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Easily confused with
Black-chinned SiskinSpinus barbatusThe black-chinned siskin is 12 to 13 cm (4.7 to 5.1 in) long and weighs about 13 to 20 g (0.46 to 0.71 oz).
Yellow-bellied SiskinSpinus xanthogastrusThe yellow-bellied siskin is 10 to 11.5 cm (3.9 to 4.5 in) long and weighs about 11 to 14 g (0.39 to 0.49 oz).
Black-headed SiskinSpinus notatusThe black-headed siskin is 10.2 to 11.5 cm (4.0 to 4.5 in) long and weighs about 10 to 14 g (0.35 to 0.49 oz).
Side by side: Hooded Siskin vs Lawrence's Goldfinch · Black-chinned Siskin vs Lawrence's Goldfinch · Lawrence's Goldfinch vs Yellow-bellied Siskin · Black-headed Siskin vs Lawrence's Goldfinch
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