I'm familiar with House Finches and Purple Finches but have never heard of Hollywood finches. I checked eBird and they aren't familiar with them either. When I Google "Hollywood Finch", it comes back almost all "House Finch" with one video that seems to give them a nickname of "Hollywood Finch" because "These little birds are so cute and their song is so beautiful." You might get more comments if you use their actual name instead of an uncommon nickname.
By the way, they ARE cute little guys. If you want to learn more about the birds in the area, you might want to join The Village Birders, who meet from October to May and bird inside The Villages and also at various spots around the state. You can also consider joining The Brownwood Birders, who meet year-round and bird almost exclusively inside The Villages. Many people join both. I am admittedly biased towards The Village Birders as I am the current president of that club. My wife Linda is the secretary of The Brownwood Birders, so we definitely like both clubs.
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