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ducbucln Manzanita, OR(Zone 8b) Oct 07, 2009

Can anyone tell me if this is a Lesser or an American Goldfinch?

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ducbucln Manzanita, OR(Zone 8b) Oct 07, 2009

Here's another photo.

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Burd_Fotos Sandusky, OH Oct 07, 2009

The under tail covert's look yellow, which my field guide says it would be a Lesser GF. But I,m going by what my eyes see so i could be wrong. lol

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Resin Northumberland, United Kingdom(Zone 9a) Oct 08, 2009

American - note the very broad, well-defined buffy wingbars (only narrow, and weakly defined, in Lesser). The bill is also too long for Lesser, that has a stout but short, stubby bill.

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ducbucln Manzanita, OR(Zone 8b) Oct 08, 2009

Thanks Burd and Resin!

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