Lawrence's goldfinch
Carduelis lawrencei
Identification Tips:
- Length: 4.25 inches
- Small, seed-eating bird
- Short, conical bill
- Short, forked tail
Male:
- Black patch around bill
- Yellow breast
- Gray head, back, sides, belly and undertail coverts
- Yellow wing bars and tertial edges
Female:
- Mostly gray plumage
- Yellow wash on breast
- Yellow wing bars and tertial edges
- Immature resembles female
Similar species:
Lawrence's Goldfinch can be told from other goldfinches by its gray plumage
and yellow wing bars.
Length and wingspan from: Robbins, C.S., Bruun, B., Zim, H.S., (1966). Birds of North America. New York: Western Publishing Company, Inc.