Orange House Finch

[Sahria]

I had an orange House Finch at my feeder this morning. It was a very bright male, an awesome treat since all I'm getting these days are House Finches and House Sparrows. I'm curious as to how often this occurs. I read that it's due to diet, so I'm guessing he must be new to my station. Does anyone else get colour variants other than leucistic and melanistic birds?

[BC]

It's called the yellow variant but they often look quite orange. I've seen a few individuals over the years.

[Reuven_M]

I've seen an orange house finch in streetsville

[RKD]

I've never seen one. Are they distinctly different from normal House Finches?

[Reuven_M]

Not really, just look orange or yellow rather than red. Apparently a result of diet.

[Sahria]

This was the first time I've seen one in my two years of feeding them. Like Reuven said, this one looked just like normal males, only a bright orange.