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A fairly common summer resident of riparian habitats, and a fairly common but somewhat patchily distributed summer resident of desertscrub, pinyon-juniper woodlands, and even some open ponderosa-pine forests. It is a rare winter resident along the Colorado River, with very few recent records. Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.

(Spinus psaltria) * Lesser Goldfinch is a fairly common summer resident of riparian habitats, and a fairly common but somewhat patchily distributed summer resident of desertscrub, pinyon-juniper woodlands, and even some open ponderosa-pine forests. It is a rare winter resident along the Colorado River, with very few recent records. Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.