Lawrence's Goldfinch

Carduelis lawrenceiOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Finches (Fringillidae)
Lawrence's Goldfinch Portrait
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Range Map for Lawrence's Goldfinch

Overview

Lawrence's Goldfinch: Small finch with gray nape and back and yellow-gray rump. Underparts are white; breast is yellow. Cap and face are black. Wings are dark with bright yellow bars. Feeds on seeds and insects. Swift bounding flight, alternates rapid wing beats with wings pulled briefly to sides.

Range and Habitat

Lawrence's Goldfinch: Breeds in central and southern California, west of Sierra Nevada and south into Baja California. Spends winters south and east to extreme western Texas. Found near dry grassy slopes with weed patches, chaparral, and open woodlands.

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Voice Text

"tink-tink-tink"

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Related Birds:

Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
Lesser Goldfinch
Evening Grosbeak
Oriental Greenfinch
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Family Buntings, Finches, Sparrows (Emberizidae)_blue
Species Carduelis lawrencei
Length4.75 Inches
Wingspan8.25 Inches

Lawrence's Goldfinch

Lawrence's Goldfinch: Small finch with gray nape and back and yellow-gray rump. Underparts are white; breast is yellow. Cap and face are black. Wings are dark with bright yellow bars. Feeds on seeds and insects. Swift bounding flight, alternates rapid wing beats with wings pulled briefly to sides.

● Song: "tink-tink-tink"

● Foraging & Feeding: Lawrence's Goldfinch: Eats seeds and insects; forages in foliage and on the ground.

● Breeding & nesting: Lawrence's Goldfinch: Four or five light blue, sometimes brown spotted eggs are laid in a tightly woven cup nest set in a low tree or bush. Incubation ranges from 12 to 14 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Lawrence's Goldfinch: Lesser Goldfinch has an olive-green back, yellow rump, and yellow-green underparts.

Flight Pattern

High swift bounding flight with rapid wing beats.
Lawrence's Goldfinch Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Lawrence's Goldfinch: Breeds in central and southern California, west of Sierra Nevada and south into Baja California. Spends winters south and east to extreme western Texas. Found near dry grassy slopes with weed patches, chaparral, and open woodlands.
BreedingMonogamous, Loose colonies
PopulationFairly common
MigrationNonmigratory
Weight0.4 Ounces