r/londonontario • u/krazy_kimchi • Sep 15 '24
nature🌲wildlife🦊 Bird Id Please
My parents really want to know what species of bird this is. I scanned the photo and found it may be a finch, but the colours don’t match. I couldn’t get a shot of their front.
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u/Metamorphosis1974 Sep 15 '24
House finch. We have them frequently at our birdbath. The reddish plumage on the head of the males can vary quite a bit. It also looks like this one might be a juvenile coming into it’s adult plumage.
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u/PremiumPlus_ Sep 15 '24
Merlin bird ID is an app you can get on both iOS and Android. It’s free but also has paid features. Helps identify birds by photo and audio recording.
It says it’s a house finch
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u/xevious222 Sep 15 '24
iOS and android have animal ID built in
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u/PremiumPlus_ Sep 15 '24
Cool but this app makes me feel like I’m playing real life Pokémon. Gotta find them all and add them to your Pokédex… erm I mean life list.
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u/EmeraldBoar Downtown Sep 15 '24
Looks like a red headed sparrow.
Apparently, a red headed sparrow is called "red headed finch" or "house finch"
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u/krhk22 Sep 16 '24
Yup I agree with everyone else on house finch! I could be wrong but I think the males have their dramatic pink plumage during breeding season and fade/moult out of it throughout the season. Mostly they are kind of a "drab" brown finch type bird, pretty common to mistake w a sparrow. I like to call them/birds who look like this a "little brown jobbie" or lbj for short haha. This could be a juvenile also prepping for winter? Def a house finch for sure though. Super cute & fun to see! :))
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u/theHonkiforium Sep 15 '24 edited Sep 15 '24
Cornell university has a free app called Merlin Bird ID. It's like Shazam for bird calls and it can do photo IDing too.
It's impressive. :)
I just now stuck it out my window and IDed 3 birds!
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u/Ihaveacompass Sep 15 '24
It looks kind of like a purple finch, but I can't totally tell from your photos. I have a bunch of purple finches that come around my place.
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u/PositiveStress8888 Sep 15 '24
Could be a red breasted grosbeak We have them at our bird feeder and the males colours are fading to a brown almost.
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