Habitat
Arid to semi-arid open deciduous pine-oak woodland, oak woodland, chaparral, and pinyon-juniper vegetation, often near water. From sea-level - 2,500 m.
Breeds south-western USA (California) and extreme north-western Mexico (northern Baja California). Non-breeding eastern and south to southern Arizona and north-western Mexico (northern Sonora).
 
Population
Estimated population is 150,000 (2010).
Lawrence's Goldfinch (Spinus lawrencei) [XC661826]
by from Mike's Sky Rancho, Sierra San Pedro Martir, Baja California, Mexico (call, imitation, song, mimicry\/imitation)
Lawrence's Goldfinch (Spinus) [XC442302]
by Paul Marvin from Deer Creek Hills (near Sloughhouse), Sacramento County, California, United States (call, song)