Wings longest relative to body size of all North America finches. Coniferous and mixed woodland, second growth, towns. High mts. of Mexico in two disjunct populations. W Chihuahua, w Durango, e Sinaloa. Ec Michoac n, M xico, Morelos, s Puebla, wc Veracruz to nw Oaxaca.
Winters irregularly s to s U.S. with irruptions beyond usual winter range.
Increasing eastward, often breeding outside the usual range given above. All rights reserved.