Finches
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Fringillidae
Finches are seed-eating passerine birds, that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have 12 tail feathers and 9 primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well. In Massachusetts, 12 species have been recorded.
- Common Chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs (R)
- Brambling, Fringilla montifringilla (R)
- Pine Grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator
- Purple Finch, Haemorhous purpureus (n)
- House Finch, Haemorhous mexicanus (n)
- Red Crossbill, Loxia curvirostra (n)
- White-winged Crossbill, Loxia leucoptera (n)
- Common Redpoll, Acanthis flammea
- Hoary Redpoll, Acanthis hornemanni (R)
- Pine Siskin, Spinus pinus (n)
- American Goldfinch, Spinus tristis (n)
- Evening Grosbeak, Coccothraustes vespertinus (n)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Massachusetts