Donald M. Jones / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) male, southern Ohio

John Cancalosi / House finch (Haemorhous mexicanus), two females on Sotol (Dasylirion wheeleri). Sonoran desert, Arizona, USA. July.

Jack Dykinga / House finches (Carpodacus mexicanus) aerial territorial fight, Santa Catalina Mountain foothills, Sonoran Desert. Arizona, USA. November. Small repro only

Donald M. Jones / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) male, Troy, Montana

Donald M. Jones / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) male in autumn, Troy, Montana

Donald M. Jones / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) male in winter, Troy, Montana

Mary McDonald / House finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) in tree, at pond, Madera Canyon, Arizona, USA, April.

Mary McDonald / House finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) at pond, Madera Canyon, Arizona, USA, April.

Mary McDonald / House finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) adult feeding young, on branch, Madera Canyon, Arizona, USA, April.

Mary McDonald / House finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) on branch, Madera Canyon, Arizona, USA, April.

Alan Murphy/ BIA / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) female flying, Texas

Alan Murphy/ BIA / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) female, Arizona

Claudio Contreras / House Finch (Haemorhous / Carpodacus mexicanus) male, Milpa Alta Forest, Mexico, May

Claudio Contreras / House Finch (Haemorhous / Carpodacus mexicanus) female, Milpa Alta Forest, Mexico, May

Donald M. Jones / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) male at pond, western Montana

Donald M. Jones / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) bathing, northwest Montana

Donald M. Jones / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) juvenile, western Montana

Donald M. Jones / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) male feeding on cactus flowers, Arizona

Pete Oxford / House finches (Carpodacus mexicanus) Little St Simon's Island, Barrier Islands, Georgia, USA, April.

Pete Oxford / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) male, Little Saint Simon's Island, Georgia

Donald M. Jones / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) male, Columbus, Ohio

Glenn Bartley / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) male, southern Arizona

Alan Murphy / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) female, Arizona

Alan Murphy / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) male, Arizona

Alan Murphy / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) male, Arizona

Alan Murphy / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) male, Arizona

Alan Murphy / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) male, Arizona

Alan Murphy / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) female, Arizona

E.J. Peiker / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) male and female, Arizona

Cyril Ruoso / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) male, El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Mexico

Tom Vezo / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) female, Long Island, New York

Diane McAllister / Male House finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) perching on profusion crabapple branch with blooms, in a backyard in Reno. Nevada, USA, May

Claudio Contreras / Guadalupe house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus amplus) Guadalupe Island Biosphere Reserve, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, February

Claudio Contreras / Guadalupe house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus amplus) male perched on stone, Guadalupe Island Biosphere Reserve, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, April

Claudio Contreras / Pair of Guadalupe house finches (Carpodacus mexicanus amplus) mating, Guadalupe Island Biosphere Reserve, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, March

Steve Gettle / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) male, Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico

Steve Gettle / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) male, Huron Meadows Metropark, Michigan

David Kjaer / Male House finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) perching on branch, Kentucky, USA

Donald M. Jones / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) male with spring blossoms, western Montana

Donald M. Jones / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) male, western Montana

Donald M. Jones / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) male, western Montana

Donald M. Jones / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) male, western Montana

Rolf Nussbaumer / House Finch {Carpodacus mexicanus} female suffering from House Finch Disease (mycoplasmal conjunctivitis), Hill Country, Texas, USA, April 2007

Rolf Nussbaumer / House Finch {Carpodacus mexicanus} male, Texas, USA

Rolf Nussbaumer / House Finch {Carpodacus mexicanus} male, Texas, USA

Rolf Nussbaumer / House Finch {Carpodacus mexicanus} male, Texas, USA

Rolf Nussbaumer / Male House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) on Trecul Yucca (Yucca treculeana), Lake Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. March 2003

Rolf Nussbaumer / Male House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) on flowering Blackbrush Acacia (Acacia rigidula), Lake Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. April 2003

Rolf Nussbaumer / Female House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) eating seeds of Mustard (Brassicaceae) plant, Lake Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. April 2003

Tom Vezo / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) male, Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona

Tom Vezo / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) male, Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona

Tom Vezo / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) male, Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona

Larry Michael / House finch {Carpodacus mexicanus} male, Wisconsin, USA

Larry Michael / House finch {Carpodacus mexicanus} female, Wisconsin, USA

Tom Vezo / House Finch {Carpodacus mexicanus} perching on branch, Long Island, New york, USA.

Tom Vezo / House Finch {Carpodacus mexicanus} Long Island, NY, USA.

Tom Vezo / Male House finch {Carpodacus mexicanus} Tuscan, Arizona, USA.

Tom Vezo / House Finch {Carpodacus mexicanus} Long Island, New york, USA.

David Welling / Female House finch {Carpodacus mexicanus} California, USA

David Welling / Adult House finch {Carpodacus mexicanus} feeding on seed amongst foliage, USA.

Tom Vezo / House finch {Caropodacus mexicanus}, female on branch, Long Is, New York, USA

Tom Vezo / House finch, male and female, Arizona, USA. {Carpodacus mexicanus}

Tom Vezo / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) male perching on flower, Green Valley, Arizona

Tom Vezo / Male House finch perched, Long Island, USA

Donald M. Jones / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) male, Troy, Montana

Tim Zurowski/ BIA / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus), North America

Donald M. Jones / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) male in winter, Troy, Montana

Donald M. Jones / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) male in winter, Troy, Montana

Donald M. Jones / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) male, western Montana

Donald M. Jones / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) male, Troy, Montana

Donald M. Jones / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) male, Troy, Montana

Donald M. Jones / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) male in winter, Montana

Donald M. Jones / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) male, Montana

Donald M. Jones / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) male, Montana

Donald M. Jones / House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) male in winter, Montana

John Cancalosi / House finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) perched on Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) in flower, Sonoran Desert, Arizona.

Marie Read / House finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) male in breeding plumage perched amid snow-covered branches in winter, Ithaca, New York, USA, February.