we feed the birds in our back yard every day. there are blue jays, cardinals, humming birds, etc. but there is this bird that has grayish-brown body with a big red mark on top of his head. is that a wild bird or somebody’s pet? is there any wild birds that have a red mark on their head? i live on long island(just to let you know about the location)
could be a house finch
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no, i don’t think it’s a wild bird. i seen birds like that around my neighbourhood. no big deal.
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It could either be a house finch (wild) or a female cardinal (also wild). I don’t know of any domesticated birds that match that description. You could help us better ID it if you included a photo, or barring that, compare its size and body shape to other birds you know.
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There are MANY wild birds in your area with the markings you indicate.
Though a picture or more description is needed for a positive ID, chances are 99.9% it’s wild.
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You might look at either Northern Flicker or Red-bellied Woodpecker. The spot on the Flicker is more on the back of the head. Here are a couple of links to pictures of each bird:
Northern Flicker-
http://www.lakeforest.edu/academics/faculty/gordon/gallery/images/Male%20Northern%20Flicker.jpg
Red-bellied Woodpecker-
http://www.msdlouky.org/images/birds/red_bellied_woodpecker.jpg
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