Breeding male © John George Richardson eBird S47937602 Macaulay Library ML 111417211
Female/nonbreeding male © Christoph Moning
Juvenile © nitay haiun
Breeding male © Patrick MONNEY
Breeding male © Christoph Moning
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Breeding male © Christoph Moning
Breeding male and female © Christoph Moning
© Anonymous

Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus

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Identification

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Small finch with a big, chunky bill, long wings, and a short tail. In the breeding season, males have a pinked tinged bill, forehead, rump, vent, wings, and tail. In winter sexes look alike and equally nondescript. Normally sings on the ground uttering short nasal notes. Found in desert and semi-desert areas. Nests on the ground in the open or under shrubs.

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