Receives seed-based diet as a chick
Approximate Hatch Weights:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Common Name: Finches/Allies
Region: Broad Range
Chick Type: Altricial
Down: Sparse gray down
Skin Color: Pink
Bill: Short and conical
Foot Type: Anisodactyl
Gape: Red
Gape Flanges: Yellow
Iris: Dark brown
Legs and Feet: Pink to brown legs and feet
Video by Michelle English
Video by Michelle English
Video by Kelley Ward
2 Days Old - avg 1.5g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2024/03/352656391_1351666765564239_140715159225167254_n.jpg)
Photo by Michelle English
2 Days Old - avg 1.5g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2024/03/352552513_921322222431362_3348938601387632389_n.jpg)
Photo by Michelle English
2 Days Old - avg 1.5g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2024/03/352205353_208667392011605_3807965822050074135_n.jpg)
Photo by Michelle English
2 Days Old - avg 1.5g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2024/03/352350988_226836146797883_5499488061708354676_n.jpg)
Photo by Michelle English
2 Days Old - avg 1.5g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2024/03/352378546_583720340293607_1935170335570523240_n.jpg)
Photo by Michelle English
4 Days Old - avg 2.5g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2024/03/348380515_1650968078705515_3196564391593762741_n.jpg)
Photo by Michelle English
4 Days Old - avg 2.5g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2024/03/348378862_1192314231390895_2138733960012399129_n.jpg)
Photo by Michelle English
4 Days Old - avg 2.5g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2024/03/348378876_276463631522398_3011800384273959714_n.jpg)
Photo by Michelle English
4 Days Old - avg 2.5g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2024/03/352873777_1472691650140707_744178637856371879_n.jpg)
Photo by Michelle English
4 Days Old - avg 2.5g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2024/03/353137429_1041478210557617_3000705097888491761_n.jpg)
Photo by Michelle English
~1st Week - avg 13g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/06/fullsizeoutput_3e6a.jpeg)
Photo by Kelley Ward
~1st Week - avg 13g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/06/fullsizeoutput_3e86.jpeg)
Photo by Kelley Ward
~1st Week - avg 13g
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/06/fullsizeoutput_3e83.jpeg)
Photo by Kelley Ward
~2nd Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2019/06/fullsizeoutput_3e89.jpeg)
Photo by Kelley Ward