Saffron Finch

Saffron finches spend much of their day hopping across lawns and open pastures, foraging in small, sociable flocks for fallen grass seeds. Males deliver persistent, melodic trills from fence posts and telephone wires, flashing vivid orange-suffused foreheads to defend their breeding territories. Rather than weaving freestanding cup nests, pairs readily commandeer abandoned mud ovens built by rufous horneros, tree cavities, or gaps beneath building eaves to rear their broods.