House finch

House finch
Recording of a house finch
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Carduelinae
Genus: Haemorhous
Species:
H. mexicanus
Binomial name
Haemorhous mexicanus
(Müller, 1776)
Range of H. mexicanus
  Breeding range
  Year-round range
Synonyms
  • Fringilla mexicana (protonym)
  • Burrica mexicana
  • Carpodacus mexicanus

The House finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) is a North American bird in the finch family. It is native to Mexico and southwestern United States, but has since been introduced to the eastern part of North America and Hawaii; it is now found year-round in all parts of the United States and most of Mexico, with some residing near the border of Canada. There are estimated to be 40 million house finches across North America, making it the second-most populous finch, just behind the American goldfinch. The house finch and the other two American rosefinches are placed in the genus Haemorhous.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Haemorhous mexicanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22720563A132001810. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22720563A132001810.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.