Finch images - Joel Sartore

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BIR039-00265

A second year female American goldfinch (Spinus tristis tristis) wild caught at Rum River Central Park.

This bird was caught and banded as part of a nation-wide study of birds called MAPS (Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship) coordinated by the Institute for Bird Populations.

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A second year female American goldfinch (Spinus tristis tristis) wild caught at Rum River Central Park.

This bird was caught and banded as part of a nation-wide study of birds called MAPS (Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship) coordinated by the Institute for Bird Populations.

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BIR039-00250

A Pelzenln’s saffron finch (Sicalis flaveola pelzelni) at the Museo d’Orbigny Natural History Museum in Cochabamba, Bolivia.

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A Pelzenln’s saffron finch (Sicalis flaveola pelzelni) at the Museo d’Orbigny Natural History Museum in Cochabamba, Bolivia.

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BIR039-00236

A timor zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata timor) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

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A timor zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata timor) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

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BIR064-00172

Two black-faced quailfinch (Ortygospiza atricollis) at the Zoo Berlin. The male is darker, with a brighter beak.

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BIR064-00171

Two black-faced quailfinch (Ortygospiza atricollis) at the Zoo Berlin. The male is darker, with a brighter beak.

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BIR064-00170

A grey-headed oliveback (Nesocharis capistrata) at the Zoo Berlin.

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A grey-headed oliveback (Nesocharis capistrata) at the Zoo Berlin.

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BIR064-00165

A Dybowski’s twinspot (Euschistospiza dybowskii) at the Zoo Berlin.

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BIR064-00164

A Dybowski’s twinspot (Euschistospiza dybowskii) at the Zoo Berlin.

Picture of various finches including two blue-headed cordon-bleus (Uraeginthus cyanocephala), a lavender waxbill (Estrilda caerulescens), a red-headed Finch (Amadina erythrocephala) and a red-billed firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala) at the Tulsa Zoo.

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Various finches including two blue-headed cordon-bleus (Uraeginthus cyanocephala), a lavender waxbill (Estrilda caerulescens), a red-headed Finch (Amadina erythrocephala) and a red-billed firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala) at the Tulsa Zoo.

Picture of various finches including a blue-headed cordon-bleu (Uraeginthus cyanocephala), a lavender waxbill (Estrilda caerulescens), a red-headed Finch (Amadina erythrocephala) and a white-rumped parson finch (Poephila cincta cincta) at the Tulsa Zoo.

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BIR039-00047

Various finches including a blue-headed cordon-bleu (Uraeginthus cyanocephala), a lavender waxbill (Estrilda caerulescens), a red-headed Finch (Amadina erythrocephala) and a white-rumped parson finch (Poephila cincta cincta) at the Tulsa Zoo.

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BIR067-00393

A common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs coelebs) at Parque Biologico.

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A common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs coelebs) at Parque Biologico.

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BIR039-00221

Two blue-bellied cordonbleu or purple grenadier (Granatina ianthinogaster) from a private collection in Choussy, France. The male has the color, while the female is tan.

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Two blue-bellied cordonbleu or purple grenadier (Granatina ianthinogaster) from a private collection in Choussy, France. The male has the color, while the female is tan.