Red Male House Finch is a photograph by Bill and Linda Tiepelman which was uploaded on March 21st, 2012.
Red Male House Finch
Adults have a long, square-tipped brown tail and are a brown or dull-brown color across the back with some shading into deep gray on the wing... more
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Red Male House Finch
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Bill and Linda Tiepelman
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Photograph - Canvas
Description
Adults have a long, square-tipped brown tail and are a brown or dull-brown color across the back with some shading into deep gray on the wing feathers. Breast and belly feathers may be streaked; the flanks usually are. In most cases, adult males' heads, necks, and shoulders are reddish. This color sometimes extends to the belly and down the back, between the wings.
Male coloration varies in intensity with the seasons and is derived from the berries and fruits in its diet. As a result, the colors range from pale straw-yellow through bright orange (both rare) to deep, intense red. Adult females have brown upper parts and streaked underparts.
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March 21st, 2012
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