Finches
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 12 tail feathers and 9 primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well. There are 137 species worldwide and 9 species which occur in Lesotho.
- Cape Canary Serinus canicollis
- Black-throated Canary Serinus atrogularis
- Yellow-fronted Canary Serinus mozambicus
- Yellow Canary Serinus flaviventris
- Brimstone Canary Serinus sulphuratus
- White-throated Canary Serinus albogularis
- Streaky-headed Seedeater Serinus gularis
- Drakensberg Siskin Pseudochloroptila symonsi
- Black-headed Canary Alario alario
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