Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: finches

Photo: A painted finch (Emblema pictum) at Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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A painted finch (Emblema pictum) at Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

Photo: Male and female Misto yellow finches (Sicalis luteola luteiventris) at the Zoológico Nacional de Chile (Chilean National Zoo). The male has more yellow.

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Male and female Misto yellow finches (Sicalis luteola luteiventris) at the Zoológico Nacional de Chile (Chilean National Zoo). The male has more yellow.

Photo: A Misto yellow finch (Sicalis luteola luteiventris) at the Zoológico Nacional de Chile (Chilean National Zoo).

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A Misto yellow finch (Sicalis luteola luteiventris) at the Zoológico Nacional de Chile (Chilean National Zoo).

Photo: Two Jameson's firefinches (Lagonostricta rhodoparcia jamesoni) collected by the Field Museum team in Gorongosa National Park.

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Two Jameson’s firefinches (Lagonostricta rhodoparcia jamesoni) collected by the Field Museum team in Gorongosa National Park.

Photo: A Jameson's firefinch (Lagonostricta rhodopareia jamesoni) at a field museum in Gorongosa National Park.

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A Jameson’s firefinch (Lagonostricta rhodopareia jamesoni) at a field museum in Gorongosa National Park.

Photo: A Jameson's firefinch (Lagonostricta rhodoparcia jamesoni) in Gorongosa National Park.

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A Jameson’s firefinch (Lagonostricta rhodoparcia jamesoni) in Gorongosa National Park.

Photo: A Jameson's firefinch (Lagonostricta rhodopareia jamesoni) at a field museum in Gorongosa National Park.

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A Jameson’s firefinch (Lagonostricta rhodopareia jamesoni) at a field museum in Gorongosa National Park.

Photo: A Jameson's firefinch (Lagonostricta rhodopareia jamesoni) at a field museum in Gorongosa National Park.

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A Jameson’s firefinch (Lagonostricta rhodopareia jamesoni) at a field museum in Gorongosa National Park.

Photo: A male white-winged crossbill (Loxia leucoptera leucoptera) at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota.

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A male white-winged crossbill (Loxia leucoptera leucoptera) at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota.

Photo: A female Western bluebill (Spermophaga haematina) from a private collection in St. Augustine, Florida.

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A female Western bluebill (Spermophaga haematina) from a private collection in St. Augustine, Florida.

Photo: A female Western bluebill (Spermophaga haematina) from a private collection in St. Augustine, Florida.

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A female Western bluebill (Spermophaga haematina) from a private collection in St. Augustine, Florida.

Photo: Two Western bluebills (Spermophaga haematina) from a private collection in St. Augustine, Florida.

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Two Western bluebills (Spermophaga haematina) from a private collection in St. Augustine, Florida. The male has more color, with vivid red on chest. The female is in front.

Photo: A pair of house finch (Haemorhous mexicanus frontalis) at Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation in Hutchins, TX. The male has a red breast.

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A pair of house finch (Haemorhous mexicanus frontalis) at Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation in Hutchins, TX. The male has a red breast.

Photo: A male house finch (Haemorhous mexicanus frontalis) at Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation in Hutchins, TX.

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A male house finch (Haemorhous mexicanus frontalis) at Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation in Hutchins, TX.

Photo: A pair of house finch (Haemorhous mexicanus frontalis) at Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation in Hutchins, TX. The male has a red breast.

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A pair of house finch (Haemorhous mexicanus frontalis) at Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation in Hutchins, TX. The male has a red breast.

Photo: An African chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs africana) at Zoo Plzeň.

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An African chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs africana) at Zoo Plzeň.

Photo: An African chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs africana) at Zoo Plzeň.

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An African chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs africana) at Zoo Plzeň.

Photo: A grey-headed goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis subulata) at Zoo Plzeň.

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A grey-headed goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis subulata) at Zoo Plzeň.

Photo: A grey-headed goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis subulata) at Zoo Plzeň.

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A grey-headed goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis subulata) at Zoo Plzeň.

Photo: A male Violaceous euphonia (Euphonia violacea) at Zoopark Zajezd.

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A male Violaceous euphonia (Euphonia violacea) at Zoopark Zajezd.

Photo: A female Violaceous euphonia (Euphonia violacea) at Zoopark Zajezd.

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A female Violaceous euphonia (Euphonia violacea) at Zoopark Zajezd.

Photo: Two chestnut-bellied seed finches (Sporophila angolensis angolensis) at Fundacao Jardim Zoologico de Brasilia.

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Two chestnut-bellied seed finches (Sporophila angolensis angolensis) at Fundacao Jardim Zoologico de Brasilia.

Photo: Two chestnut-bellied seed finches (Sporophila angolensis angolensis) at Fundacao Jardim Zoologico de Brasilia.

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Two chestnut-bellied seed finches (Sporophila angolensis angolensis) at Fundacao Jardim Zoologico de Brasilia.

Photo: A chestnut-bellied seed finch (Sporophila angolensis torrida) at Cetas-Ibama in Brazil, a wildlife rehab center in Manaus, Brazil.

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A chestnut-bellied seed finch (Sporophila angolensis torrida) at Cetas-Ibama in Brazil, a wildlife rehab center in Manaus, Brazil. This is administered by IBAMA, the government wildlife agency of Brazil.

Photo: A chestnut-bellied seed finch (Sporophila angolensis torrida) at Cetas-Ibama in Brazil, a wildlife rehab center in Manaus, Brazil.

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A chestnut-bellied seed finch (Sporophila angolensis torrida) at Cetas-Ibama in Brazil, a wildlife rehab center in Manaus, Brazil. This is administered by IBAMA, the government wildlife agency of Brazil.

Photo: Two black-faced quailfinch (Ortygospiza atricollis) at the Zoo Berlin.

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

Photo: Two black-faced quailfinch (Ortygospiza atricollis) at the Zoo Berlin.

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

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

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

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

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

Photo: A Dybowski's twinspot (Euschistospiza dybowskii) at the Zoo Berlin.

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

Photo: A Dybowski's twinspot (Euschistospiza dybowskii) at the Zoo Berlin.

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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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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.

A picture of a Gouldian finch (Chloebia gouldiae), wild color form with a black head, from a private collection in Choussy, France.

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A Gouldian finch (Chloebia gouldiae), wild color form with a black head, from a private collection in Choussy, France.

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