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 South Carolina, nine definitive species have been recorded along with one species of questionable origin.
- Pine Grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator
- Purple Finch, Haemorhous purpureus
- House Finch, Haemorhous mexicanus
- Red Crossbill, Loxia curvirostra
- White-winged Crossbill, Loxia leucoptera
- Common Redpoll, Acanthis flammea
- Pine Siskin, Spinus carduelis
- American Goldfinch, Spinus tristis
- European Goldfinch, Carduelis tristis (P2)
- Evening Grosbeak, Coccothraustes vespertinus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of South Carolina