House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFringillidae (Fringíl·lids)
- GenusHaemorhous (American Rosefinches)
- SpeciesHaemorhous mexicanus (House Finch)
The house finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) is a North American bird in the finch family. It is native to Mexico and southwestern United States, but has since been introduced to the eastern part of North America and Hawaiʻi, and is found year-round in almost all parts of the United States and most of Mexico, with breeding grounds well into Canada as far north as northern Alberta. There are estimated to be 40 million house finches across North America, making it the second-most populous finch, just behind the American goldfinch. The house finch and the other two American rosefinches (Cassin's and purple finch) are placed in the genus Haemorhous. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Voyageurs National Park
Purple Finch
Haemorhous purpureus
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
Pine Grosbeak
Pinicola enucleator
White-winged Crossbill
Loxia leucoptera
Evening Grosbeak
Hesperiphona vespertina
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of House Finch at Voyageurs National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there