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Common Name

Lawrence's Goldfinch

Alternate Names

Common Type

Goldfinch

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Fringillidae

Genus

Spinus

Species

lawrencei

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Migratory

Preferred Habitat

Prefers areas with dry and open woods near brush and fields with tall annual weeds that are near a small body of water. It may nest in other habitats, including rural residential areas, but not in deserts or dense forests.

Distribution and Range

Breeds in California and northern Baja. Winters in southern Arizona and New Mexico.

Food

Feeds almost entirely on seeds of shrubs and forbs. 

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