Cassin's finch (female)
Carpodacus cassinii

Size: 6 inches
Overall Color: brown and white
Occurrence: coniferous forest
Diet: seeds, insects, berries
Nest: cup on tree branch
Field Identification: pale gray brown above, whitish below with brown streaks, strongly notched tail, white eye ring
Season: year-round

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Order: passeriformes
Family: 84 Fringillidae (finches,crossbills,grosbeaks,siskins,goldfinches)
Genus: Carpodacus
Species: cassinii