page_title: List of birds of Nicaragua
section_title: Finches, euphonias, and allies
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Nicaragua / Finches, euphonias, and allies
caption_attribution_description: Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Nicaragua. The avifauna of Nicaragua included a total of 776 species as of December 2019, according to Bird Checklists of the World. Of the species, 134 are rare or accidental and five have been introduced by humans. None are endemic.
  This list is presented in the taxonomic sequence of the Check-list of North and Middle American Birds, 7th edition through the 61st Supplement, published by the American Ornithological Society. Common and scientific names are also those of the Check-list, except that the common names of families are from the Clements taxonomy because the AOS list does not include them.
  Unless otherwise noted, the species on this list are considered to occur regularly in Nicaragua as permanent residents, summer or winter visitors, or migrants. The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The tags and notes of population status are from Bird Checklists of the World.
  Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Nicaragua
  (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Nicaragua as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
context_section_description: Order: Passeriformes   Family: Fringillidae
  Finches are seed-eating passerine birds that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical, and in some species very large. All have twelve tail feathers and nine primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well.
  Blue-crowned chlorophonia, Chlorophonia occipitalis
  Golden-browed chlorophonia, Chlorophonia callophrys (A)
  Scrub euphonia, Euphonia affinis
  Yellow-crowned euphonia, Euphonia luteicapilla
  Yellow-throated euphonia, Euphonia hirundinacea
  Elegant euphonia, Euphonia elegantissima
  Olive-backed euphonia, Euphonia gouldi
  White-vented euphonia, Euphonia minuta
  Red crossbill, Loxia curvirostra
  Black-headed siskin, Spinus notata
  Lesser goldfinch, Spinus psaltria
caption: Red crossbill
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