Fringillidae

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A natural family of birds of the finch group having short conical bills adapted for eating seeds, including finches, goldfinches, bullfinches, chaffinches, siskins, canaries, cardinals, grosbeaks, crossbills, linnets, and buntings. This family at one time included the sparrows of the family Emberizinae, but has more recently been restricted in usage.

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Fringillidae - finches: goldfinches; bullfinches; chaffinches; siskins; canaries; cardinals; grosbeaks; crossbills; linnets; buntings Synonyms: family Fringillidae

bird family, Carduelinae, Carduelis, Carpodacus, Chlorura, Coccothraustes, Emberizidae, family Fringillidae, finch, Fringilla, genus Carduelis, genus Carpodacus, genus Chlorura, genus Coccothraustes, genus Fringilla, genus Hesperiphona, genus Junco, genus Loxia, genus Melospiza, genus Pinicola, genus Pipilo, genus Pooecetes, genus Pyrrhula, genus Pyrrhuloxia, genus Richmondena, genus Serinus, genus Spinus, genus Spizella, genus Zonotrichia, Hesperiphona, Loxia, Melospiza, Oscines, Passeres, Pinicola, Pipilo, Pooecetes, Pyrrhula, Richmondena, Serinus, Spinus, Spizella, subfamily Carduelinae, subfamily Emberizidae, subfamily Emberizinae, suborder Oscines, suborder Passeres, Zonotrichia