Trumpeter Finch

Small finch with a big, chunky bill, long wings, and a short tail. In the breeding season, males have a pinked tinged bill, forehead, rump, vent, wings, and tail. In winter sexes look alike and equally nondescript. Normally sings on the ground uttering short nasal notes. Found in desert and semi-desert areas. Nests on the ground in the open or under shrubs.