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Finch calls
SongLark teaches 10 finches, from Birds of New South Wales, Birds of the North Island, Birds of California, Birds of England and Birds of the Pacific Northwest. Finches can sound alike, so play each recording below, read what to listen for, and follow a bird to its own page to learn more.
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Birds of New South Wales
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Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis
High, thin 'sssit' contact calls from busy flocks.
Birds of the North Island
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Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
A short accelerating rattle that ends in a flourish.
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European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
Liquid tinkling twitters, usually given in flight.
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European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
A long wheezy dzweee among canary-like twitters.
Birds of California
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House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
A long warbling tumble ending in a slurred, rising burr.
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Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria
A plaintive falling tee-yee, plus rambling song with mimicked phrases.
Birds of England
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Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
A soft, low, piping 'pew' whistle, given quietly from deep in hedges.
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Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
A pleasant, rapid twittering of trills and buzzes from hedges and gorse.
Birds of the Pacific Northwest
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Pine Siskin Spinus pinus
A rising, buzzy zreeeee and twittering chatter from flocks at feeders and in the treetops.
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American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
A cheerful po-ta-to-chip in bouncing flight, and a long, canary-like song of twitters.
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