tags: Lawrence's Goldfinch, Carduelis lawrencei, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Lawrence's Goldfinch, Carduelis lawrencei, photographed in Arizona. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Richard Ditch, 10 April 2005 [larger view].
Date Time Original: 2005:04:10 09:16:02
Exposure Time: 1/249
F-Number: 11.00
ISO: 200
Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification.
I'm calling that a female Lawrence's Goldfinch, based on the goldfinch-y beak and the distribution of yellow plumage.
I think that it is a female Lawrence's goldfinch. I used Thayer's Guide to North American birds, picked Arizona, bird size, and wing bars along with the over all color. the search came back with a handful of choices. Some were obviously not the right one, but the Lawrence's fit the bill, for sure.
Agree, female Lawrence's Goldfinch. Yellow-edged primaries, yellowish wing-bars, yellow on the breast, otherwise gray plummage