Noun | 1. | ![]() bird genus - a genus of birds family Fringillidae, Fringillidae - finches: goldfinches; bullfinches; chaffinches; siskins; canaries; cardinals; grosbeaks; crossbills; linnets; buntings Carpodacus mexicanus, house finch, linnet - small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico Carpodacus purpureus, purple finch - North American finch having a raspberry-red head and breast and rump |