| Appearance | Small bird about 4.5″ long with an olive-green body, yellow belly, and black wings with white patches. There are two sub-species of the lesser goldfinch. • The black-backed is found from Colorado to Texas and has black underparts and a yellow belly. • The green-backed is found in the southwest and west coast and has a black cap but an olive-green back and a yellow belly. • The green-backed is found in the southwest and west coast and has a black cap but an olive-green back and a yellow belly. The female is the same except for a duller olive green. |
| Diet | Seeds, tree buds, berries, and occasionally insects. |
| Feeder Food | Nyjer seed |
| Habitat | Enjoy a variety of habitats at different elevations and can be found in backyards with plenty of seed-bearing vegetation. |
| Nesting | Nest: Lesser goldfinches build a compact cup-shaped nest and place about 50-30′ high in a tree or shrub – typically in forked branches. Broods: 1 brood/season Clutch: 3-6 eggs/brood Egg color: Pale blue-white without markings Egg size: 0.6 inches by 0.4 – 0.5 inches Incubation: 12 days. |
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