• the Following Pages Have Some Identification Markers for Each of the Finch Found in India • to Know More on These Birds Yo
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• The following pages have some identification markers for each of the Finch found in India • To know more on these birds you can visit http://ogaclicks.com/finch/ • If you are interested in Coming on any of my tours or workshops please share your email id. I will keep you updated • Mail me at [email protected] • You can also call me on (91)9840119078 , (91) 9445219078 (91) 6369815812 Finches of India Sno. Name Binomial Name Bull finches 1 Brown Bullfinch Pyrrhula nipalensis 2 Grey-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythaca 3 Orange Bullfinch Pyrrhula aurantiaca 4 Red-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythrocephala Miscll Finches 1 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 2 Common chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 3 Crimson Winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguineus 4 Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta 5 Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta 6 Eurasian Siskin Carduelis spinus 7 European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 8 Golden-naped Finch Pyrrhoplectes epauletta 9 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 10 Mongolian Finch Eremopsaltria mongolica 11 Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 12 Red-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus 13 Spectacled Finch Callacanthis burtoni 14 Tibetan Serin Serinus thibetanus 15 Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus 16 Twite Carduelis flavirostris 17 Yellow-breasted Greenfinch Carduelis spinoides Finches of India Sno. Name Binomial Name Mountain Finches 1 Brandt's Mountain Finch Leucosticte brandti 2 Plain Mountain Finch Leucosticte nemoricola Rose Finches 1 Beautiful Rosefinch Carpodacus pulcherrimus 2 Blanford's Rosefinch Carpodacus rubescens 3 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 4 Crimson-browed Finch Propyrrhula subhimachala 5 Dark-breasted Rosefinch Carpodacus nipalensis 6 Dark-rumped Rosefinch Carpodacus edwardsii 7 Great Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilla 8 Pink-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus rodochroa 9 Red-fronted Rosefinch Carpodacus puniceus 10 Red-mantled Rosefinch Carpodacus rhodochlamys 11 Scarlet Finch Carpodacus sipahi 12 Spot-winged Rosefinch Carpodacus rodopeplus 13 Streaked Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilloides 14 Three-banded Rosefinch Carpodacus trifasciatus 15 Vinaceous Rosefinch Carpodacus vinaceus 16 White-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus thura Snow Finches 1 Blanford's Snowfinch Pyrgilauda blanfordi 2 Rufous-necked Snowfinch Pyrgilauda ruficollis 3 Tibetan Snowfinch Montifringilla adamsi 4 White-rumped Snowfinch Montifringilla taczanowskii Bull finch Brown Bullfinch Identification Tips Brown Bullfinch : Pyrrhula nipalensis : Resident of Himalayas & North East India Dark lore Crown & head pale grey White patch below eye Pale grey ear-coverts Bill is grey or greenish grey, tip darker Nape is dark grey Upperparts are darker grey Pale grey chin & throat Greater coverts with a grey patch Breast are pale grey Median coverts broadly tipped deep bluish purple Wing feathers edged glossy purple Underparts are pale grey Legs are pinkish brown or dark Tail glossed blackish blue, greyish pink fringed velvety black Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Important id point Inskipp and Grimmett www.HBW.com Grey-headed Bullfinch Identification Tips Grey-headed Bullfinch : Pyrrhula erythaca : Resident of Himalayas & North East India Dark forehead Crown & head pale grey Pale buff or whitish-buff boarder Bill is dark grey or Pale grey ear-coverts blackish Nape is dark grey Pale grey chin & throat Upperparts are darker grey Breast is orange-rufous Greater coverts with a grey patch Wing feathers edged Upperparts are glossy purple dull grey-brown Dull grey patch Male on coverts Tail is black, glossed bluish Underparts are Underparts warm Legs are pink to pale grey buff-brown grey or grey- Female brown Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent Important id point Inskipp and Grimmett ©www.ogaclicks.com www.HBW.com Orange Bullfinch Identification Tips Orange Bullfinch : Pyrrhula aurantiaca: Winters in Himachal Pradesh &Uttarakhand in India Black lores Crown & head orange Black forehead Bill is bluish-black Pale orange ear-coverts Nape is orange Black chin Upperparts are deep orange Crown & head Orange throat Medium coverts tipped grey Pale grey Breast is Orange Greater coverts tipped whitish-orange Wing feathers edged Upperparts are glossy purple buffish-brown Chin & Male throat are Buffish or warm brown yellowish-buff coverts Underparts are Tail is black, glossed Female Orange bluish Underparts are Legs are dark brown warm brown with or dark pinkish- orange tinge brown Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent Important id point Inskipp and Grimmett ©www.ogaclicks.com www.HBW.com Red-headed Bullfinch Identification Tips Red-headed Bullfinch : Pyrrhula erythrocephala : Resident of Himalayas in India Black lores Black forehead Crown & head orange Bill is dark lead-grey or black yellowish-orange ear-coverts Black chin Nape is orange yellowish-orange Upperparts are grey or deep throat Pale grey Crown greenish-yellow ash-grey forehead Medium coverts pale ash- Breast is Orange grey Greenish-yellow nape Greater coverts tipped Pale grey Upperparts are deep grey White rump Chin & throat are grey Wing feathers edged glossy purple Female Underparts white washed orange Male Tail is black, Underparts are glossed bluish grey, tinged buffish- Legs are pale brown pinkish-brown Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent Important id point Inskipp and Grimmett ©www.ogaclicks.com www.HBW.com Miscll. Finches Brambling Identification Tips Brambling : Fringilla montifringilla : Winter visitor to North Himalayas in India Crown & Head glossy black Bill black Pale yellow to dark orange with blackish tip Glossy black nape Head with brownish edges and grey-brown tips Glossy black upperparts Nape and hindneck pale grey Orange chin Scapulars orange & throat Upperparts mottled Coverts tipped white with brownish edges Orange and grey-brown tips breast White rump Coverts tipped White patch on Orange closed wing White belly Pale yellow to dark orange with blackish tip Flight-feathers finely edged white Brown head White underparts. Non-breeding with black spots Grey nape Legs are dark brown Grey –brown cheeks & ear-coverts Male Mantle has broad pale brown fringes Paler orange Female Difference from Male Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent Inskipp and Grimmett ©www.ogaclicks.com Important id point www.HBW.com Common chaffinch Identification Tips Common chaffinch: Fringilla coelebs : Winter visitor to North Himalayas in India Forehead black Bill is pale bluish-grey with Crown & Head slaty grey-blue Forehead dark grey dark tip Slaty grey-blue nape Head, Crown & Nape washed browner Chestnut upperparts Upperparts mottled Scapulars bluish-green with brownish edges Vinous-pink and grey-brown tips with orange Coverts tipped white tinge on Chin centre of black ,throat & tail bluish-slate breast Coverts tipped White patch on closed wing yellow Bill is brownish, pale base of lower mandible Dull pink underparts Flight-feathers edged greenish-yellow Earth brown head Underparts are Non-breeding pale vinous-pink Mantle olive-brown Legs are pale pinkish-brown to dark grey Lower back yellowish-green Grey –brown cheeks & ear-coverts Male Rump yellowish-green Buffish-brown breast tinged grey Lower belly whitish Female Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent Difference from Breeding Inskipp and Grimmett ©www.ogaclicks.com Difference from Male Important id point www.HBW.com Eurasian Siskin Identification Tips Eurasian Siskin : Carduelis spinus : Vagrant in India Head & crown are black yellow supercilium till side of neck bill dark-brown to greyish-horn, paler lower mandible Olive cheeks , olive –grey ear-coverts Crown till nape greenish, fine dark streaks Black chin scapulars olive- green Yellow throat Coverts tipped yellow Upperparts are forming wing bars greenish, streaked Yellow breast, Sides tinged green Rump yellow Rump is dark-streaked greenish-yellow Flight-feathers black with yellow bases Chin & throat are dull yellow , streaked Breast is dull yellow, streaked Male flight-feathers edged very pale yellow, Upperwing-coverts tipped yellowish-green Underparts white, streaked broadly dark brown or blackish Legs are dark brown Female Underparts white streaked broadly dark brown or blackish Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent Inskipp and Grimmett ©www.ogaclicks.com Difference from Male Important id point www.HBW.com European Goldfinch Identification Tips European Goldfinch: Carduelis carduelis: Resident of West & Central Himalayas in India Black band on crown White sides of crown Forehead & Black upper nape and side of forecrown Red nape; centre of nape whitish Bill is whitish-horn to White sides of neck pale pinkish Upperparts are cinnamon-brown Bill tipped darker in non breeding Red chin Median and greater coverts Throat sides are buffish tipped golden-yellow cinnamon-brown Rump is buff-brown Breast sides are buffish cinnamon-brown Uppertail-coverts white Underparts are white Black tail with white tips Legs are pale brown to pinkish-brown Flight-feathers basal half is yellow Difference from Male Difference from Breeding Reference : Birds of Indian Subcontinent ©www.ogaclicks.com Inskipp and Grimmett Important id point www.HBW.com Golden-naped Finch Identification Tips Golden-naped Finch : Pyrrhoplectes epauletta : Resident of Eastern Himalayas in India Head & crown are black Bright orange hindcrown and nape Bill is black Upperparts are Glossy black Hind crown till nape olive-green Black chin Fore crown grey Coverts are black Ear-coverts olive-green Black throat Inner edges of tertials white Upperparts are deep Black breast grey Axillaries Flight-feathers rufous-orange black Coverts