: any of numerous passerine songbirds (families Fringillidae, Estrildidae, Emberizidae, and Cardinalidae) having a short stout usually conical bill adapted for crushing seeds
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Instead of a bland playlist, you ears will pick up on the cheerful chirps of finches from their nine-foot-tall birdcages.
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Katie Chang, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
As the seeds mature, the flower heads remain attractive, taking on darker hues and drawing hungry songbirds to the garden, including finches, grosbeaks, and chickadees.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
Think of the Rocky Mountains and birds such as Clark's nutcracker, the mountain chickadee and rosy finches.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
Researchers said the finch migrates short distances seasonally within Argentina and was once seen in Uruguay, but this sighting marked the first time it was recorded in Paraguay.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
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Katie Chang, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
As the seeds mature, the flower heads remain attractive, taking on darker hues and drawing hungry songbirds to the garden, including finches, grosbeaks, and chickadees.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
Think of the Rocky Mountains and birds such as Clark's nutcracker, the mountain chickadee and rosy finches.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
Researchers said the finch migrates short distances seasonally within Argentina and was once seen in Uruguay, but this sighting marked the first time it was recorded in Paraguay.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Finch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/finch. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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finch
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: any of numerous songbirds (as the sparrows, grosbeaks, crossbills, goldfinches, and buntings) that have a short stout bill adapted for crushing seeds
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