Sentences with phrase «urban house finches»
Urban house finches (Carpodacus mexicanus) seem to harness the toxic chemicals in cigarette butts to drive out nest parasites.
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Urban house finches incorporate more fibres from cigarette butts into their nests if they have live ticks in them, suggesting the toxic chemicals in the butts may deter the parasites
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Red and yellow male house finches eat at a bird feeder in an urban Phoenix backyard.