African crimson-winged finch brown breast and flank markings on Asian birds are more extensive than on African birds; and African birds have less black on the crown than Asian birds (on males it often tends to be restricted to the forecrown). Male birds also differ compared to the Asian birds in that they lack the extensive pink in their uppertail-coverts, no black spots on their breast-sides; less distinct black markings on the mantle and ear-coverts and almost no red on the face. African crimson-winged finch The African crimson-winged finch ("Rhodopechys alienus"), is a pale-colored thickset finch with a heavy, dull yellowish bill. It
Laysan finch The female is duller than the male, with brown streaking. It is almost impossible to confuse the Laysan finch with any other bird in the field as it is the only passerine species found on the few islands it lives on. On its discovery the Laysan finch was an endemic resident of the small island of Laysan, along with the Laysan rail ("Porzana palmeri"), the Laysan honeycreeper ("Himatione fraithii"), the Laysan duck ("Anas laysanensis"), and the Laysan millerbird ("Acrocephalus familiaris familiaris"). Populations were introduced to several islands, including Pearl and Hermes Atoll, where the species persists, and Midway Atoll, where