GoldenFinchesbyKennedy

Golden Finches (Carduelis Tristis)

If you live in temperate North                                        Golden Finches are very common and                               Measurements: America...you'll probably see LOTS of Golden Finches                         very well known.They have bright golden                    How big they are:4.3-5.o inches long in your time!They especially like parks,farms,suburban                      yellow skin.Most golden finches have black                 Wingspan width: 8.8-9 inches wide gardens,forests,shrubs and old fields for their homes. wings with white crowbars on them.But what              Weight: About 0.5 ounces(4 grams) really sets them apart are the black caps on their        Lifespan: 8-10 years foreheads. Diet of a Golden Finch:                                   Most Golden Finches live                                                Mating: Small seeds,grains,plants                           in flocks, but are only social during                              To impress the quote from the Aster family,insects,                     the NON-mating season.They migrate                        'bird of their dreams,' males lettuce,sunflowers and thistles. yet there colonies are relatively loose. do dangerous maneuvors and sing to their love.Males are also very defensive of their babies. Reproduction:                                                      Scientists  are still unsure of                                                      Females usually breed around                         the ancestors of the Golden Finch, the middle of June.They lay 4-6                    but they think it might be the Pine bluish white eggs at a time.The                     Siskin.Why?Because males changed their incubation period is actually only                 pattern/behavior of warning coloration to around 10-12 days long.The flegling            somehow like the Pine Siskin did. period is only 11-17 days.Females lay abotu 1-2 broods per year.

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