I saw what appear to be sparrows, but it looks like part of their bodies and/or wings are red.What kind of bir

Question

What breed of birds are they ?

Thank you

Answer 1

Probably House Finches...they are pretty common across the US, and do look similar to sparrows.  The males have either red, or orange on their head and chest, rump and sometimes on the feathers as well, while females are a dull brown overall.

Answer 2

We have those. They're red-breasted robins.

Answer 3

could you put up a picture?

Answer 4

California Canaries. I assume you live in the midwest? They have been migrating that way(legally) for some time.

Answer 5

Its a red belly sap sucker, see that's what you say, when you have no ideal what it is...ha ha

it could be, Robbin, Finches, Woody Woodpecker

do you have a picture?????

Answer 6

probably Cardinals.

Answer 7

House Finch?

http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/im...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_Finch

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBir...

Or Purple Finch?

http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/im...

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBir...

Answer 8

It sounds most likely to be a Robbin, but it could also be a canary or cardinal for all we know. Is it red on its tummy?wings? Is the rest of its body brown?black?red?yellow? Is its beak short and thick at the base and pointy at the end?is it curved?does it have any color patterns? Which state do you live in? There are a lot of birds that are in one place that aren't in another.

There are just too many possibilities to really tell what kind of bird this is without more description.

IF you put up a picture and/or more info, I could tell you.

Answer 9

RoThe American Robin (Turdus migratorius, also called North American Robin[2]) is a migratory songbird of the thrush family. It is named after the European Robin[3] because of the male's bright red breast, though the two species are not related. The American Robin is widely distributed throughout North America, wintering south of Canada from Florida to central Mexico and along the Pacific Coast. It has seven subspecies, but only T. m. confinis in the southwest is particularly distinctive, with pale gray-brown underparts. It is the state bird of Connecticut, Michigan, and Wisconsin.[4]

The American Robin is active mostly during the day and assembles in large flocks at night. Its diet consists of invertebrates (such as beetle grubs and caterpillars), fruits and berries. It is one of the first bird species to lay eggs, beginning to breed shortly after returning to its summer range from its winter range. Its nest consists of long coarse grass, twigs, paper, and feathers, and is smeared with mud and often cushioned with grass or other soft materials. It is among the first birds to sing at dawn, and its song consists of several discrete units that are repeated.

The adult robin is preyed upon by hawks, cats, and larger snakes, but when feeding in flocks it is able to be vigilant and watch other birds for reactions to predators. Brood parasitism by the Brown-headed Cowbird occurs, but is rare because the robin usually rejects the cowbird eggs.