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House Finch

Carpodacus mexicanus

- a common backyard bird in most of the U.S.

- originally limited to the southwestern U.S. it was sold illegally as a cage bird in the northeast

- released birds established a population around New York City that eventually expanded to fill the entire country

- often mis-identified as the related Purple Finch, but the coloring is different as is the brown streaking and shape of the bill