North American Bird Search Box
This search box can be used to find bird species using bird's english, french or latin name, or to identify bird by its 4 letter Alpha Code
Field Guide for all the Birds of North America
Cassin's Finch
4 Letter (english names) Alpha Code: CAFI (1)
Roselin de Cassin
Haemorhous cassinii
Information, images and range maps on over 1,000 birds of North America, including sub-species, vagrants, introduced birds and possibilities
Life, Habitat and Pictures of the North American Finches
| B L | W W | W | Family | Latin Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6" 15.2cm | 10" 25.4cm | 0.88oz 25g | Fringillidae | Haemorhous cassinii |
- Summer
- Year Around
- Winter
The Cassin's Finch is a rosy red coloured bird found in the Rocky Mountains. It has a similar appearance to the Purple Finch and the House Finch, two other red-coloured finches seen in North America. In the winter months, it is a common bird around backyard birdfeeders, in the mountains.
References to Other Bird Sites:
Avibase - the world bird database This site provides the user with a complete list of bird species, broken down per country, or in the example of the US or Canada, per state and province. Here, bird species names are available in other languages, a great asset to be used as a translation of foreign bird names.
ABA - American Birding Association This site represents an organization that maintains official records of all birds species that have been proven to have been seen inside the perimeters of the North American Continent and the surrounding bodies of water. Regular revised versions are posted to keep the bird list current at all times. This is the list used by all serious birders over their lifetime. You may be aware of the movie called the "Big Year". It was with this list that all the competing birders used in an attempt to set a new record as to how many bird species that could be seen by an individual birder in one calendar year.
I hope you will take advantage of these suggested websites. I have used each of them, in one way or another, throughout the years in my quest to better identify and understand our fine feathered friends.