Bird name:

Lawrence's Goldfinch

Carduelis lawrencei

Order

PASSERIFORMES

Family

Code 4

LAGO

Code 6

CARLAW

ITIS

179232

Breeding Location:

Forest edge, Mountains, Desert, semi, Scrub vegetation areas

Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Loose colonies

Breeding Population:

Fairly common

Egg Color:

Light blue, sometimes with brown spots

Number of Eggs:

4 - 5

Incubation Days:

12 - 14

Egg Incubator:

Female

Nest Material:

Grass, flower heads, plant down, feathers, and animal hair.

Migration:

Nonmigratory

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General

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. Females lack black facial markings. Winter adults are duller. Juvenile has streaked underparts.

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.

Breeding and 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.

Foraging and Feeding

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

Readily Eats

Peanuts, Suet, Millet, Thistle, Fruit, Sunflower Seeds (hulled)

Vocalization

Lawrence's Goldfinch: Song is a hurried jumble of melodious and scratchy notes, often incorporating both its own call notes and those of other species. Its flight note, which often reveals the bird's presence high overhead, is a high tinkle, with the first note being higher.

Similar Species

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

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Underparts

Belly, undertail coverts, chest, flanks, and foreneck.

Breast

The upper front part of a bird.

Cap

The area on top of the head of the bird.

Face

The front part of the head consisting of the bill, eyes, cheeks and chin.

Nape

Also called the hindneck or collar, it is the back of the neck where the head joins the body.

Rump

The area between the uppertail coverts and the back of the bird.

4 and 6 letter alpha codes

The four letter common name alpha code is is derived from the first two letters of the common first name and the first two letters of common last name. The six letter species name alpha code is derived from the first three letters of the scientific name (genus) and the first three letters of the scientific name (species). See (1) below for the rules used to create the codes..

Four-letter (for English common names) and six-letter (for scientific names) species alpha codes were developed by Pyle and DeSante (2003, North American Bird-Bander 28:64-79) to reflect A.O.U. taxonomy and nomenclature (A.O.U. 1998) as modified by Supplements 42 (Auk 117:847-858, 2000) and 43 (Auk 119:897-906, 2002). The list has been updated by Pyle and DeSante to reflect changes reported by the A.O.U from 2003 through 2006.

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