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 North Carolina, 11 species have been recorded.
- Brambling, Fringilla montifringilla (R)
- Pine Grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator (R)
- Purple Finch, Haemorhous purpureus
- House Finch, Haemorhous mexicanus
- Red Crossbill, Loxia curvirostra
- White-winged Crossbill, Loxia leucoptera
- Common Redpoll, Acanthis flammea
- Pine Siskin, Spinus pinus
- Lesser Goldfinch, Spinus psaltria (P)
- American Goldfinch, Spinus tristis
- Evening Grosbeak, Coccothraustes vespertinus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of North Carolina