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VIRTUAL MUSEUM OF CAMPUS BIODIVERSITY

 

Ten species of the Fringillidae (finches) have been reported to occur on campus:

 

 

Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus)


Photos: Ian Walker
Top Photo: Female @ Caramillo Road, Kelowna, BC (12 Sep 2012)
Bottom Photo: Male @ Caramillo Road, Kelowna, BC (12 Sep 2012)

 

Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator)

Photo: Ian Walker
Location: Rio Drive, Kelowna, BC (13 Mar 2016)
(On-campus photo not available)

 
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)


Photos: Ian Walker
Top Photo: Female @ Glenmore, Kelowna, BC (14 Dec 2013)
Bottom Photo: Male @ UBC Okanagan (19 Apr 2012)
(On-campus photo not available)
 

Cassin's Finch (Haemorhous cassinii)

Photo: Ian Walker
Location: Beaver Lake Road, Lake Country, BC (27 Apr 2016)
(On-campus photo not available)

 

Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)


Photos: Ian Walker
Top Photo: Female @ UBC Okanagan (22 Feb 2013)
Bottom Photo: Male @ UBC Okanagan (8 Mar 2013)

 

Hoary Redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni)

 
Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)

Photo: Ian Walker
Location: UBC Okanagan (11 Dec 2015)
 

White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera)

Photo: Ian Walker
Location: Beaver Lake Road, Lake Country, BC (15 Mar 2019)
(On-campus photo not available)

 

Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus)

Photo: Ian Walker
Location: Beaver Lake Road, Lake Country, BC (21 Mar 2019)
(On-campus photo not available)

 

American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)


Photos: Ian Walker
Top Photo: Female (leucistic) @ UBC Okanagan (21 Feb 2013)
Bottom Photo: Male @ UBC Okanagan (2 May 2012)