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| | finch -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - Your gateway to all Britannica has to offer! |
 | | Any of several hundred species of small, conical-billed, seed-eating songbirds (in several families), including the bunting, canary, cardinal, chaffinch, crossbill, Darwin's (Galapagos) finch, goldfinch, grass finch, grosbeak, sparrow, and weaver. |
 | | Many finches are brightly coloured, often with shades of red and yellow. |
 | | Found throughout the temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere and South America and in parts of Africa, finches are among the dominant birds in many areas, both in numbers of individuals and species. |
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