Purple Finch

(Haemorhous purpureus)

Conservation Status
IUCN Red List

LC - Least Concern

NatureServe

N5B, N5N - Secure Breeding and Nonbreeding

SNRB, SNRN - Unranked Breeding and Nonbreeding

Minnesota

not listed

Species in Greatest Conservation Need

 
Purple Finch
Photo by Luciearl
 
Description

Males have a red head, nape, throat, breast, and rump; reddish-brown cheek; brown and red streaked back and flanks; and a distinctly notched tail. Females are brown with no red. Their underparts are heavily streaked.

 

Size

5¼ to 5 in length

10 wingspan

 

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Habitat

Breeding: Open coniferous and mixed forests

Migration: Open coniferous, deciduous, and mixed forests and forest edges, shrubby open areas, parks, suburban areas

Ecology

Migration

Late February to late May and mid-July to late November

 

Nesting

 

 

Food

Insects in the spring, fruits in the summer, and seeds in the winter

Distribution

Occurrence

Common migrant in the east, uncommon in the west; uncommon to locally common breeder; widespread winter visitor

 

Maps

The Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union All Seasons Species Occurrence Map

Taxonomy

Class

Aves (birds)

Order

Passeriformes (perching birds)

Family

Fringillidae (finches, euphonias, and allies)

Subfamily

Carduelinae

Genus

Haemorhous (American rosefinches)

   

This bird was formerly placed with the Old World finches in the genus Carpodacus.

   

Subordinate Taxa

Eastern Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus purpureus)

Western Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus californicus)

   

Synonyms

Carpodacus purpureus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Purple Finch
Larry Bond

About

Published on Nov 6, 2014

Fairly common. Coniferous forests, mixed open woods, suburban areas, feeders in winter.

Male is a brilliant red over most of body. Striped back. White belly.

Female is very sparrow-like; dull brown and heavily streaked above and below. Similar to female House Finch and female Cassin's Finch. Told from House Finch by its distinctive ear patch and eyebrow stripe.

Song: long, loud, fast, excited, burbling warble; distinctive sharp musical "chip" given in flight.

For more information visit:
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Purple Finch vs House Finch comparison with feeder birds
Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History

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Published on Dec 15, 2014

Here we have a female Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) feeding throughout the video along with a female House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) and a male House Finch later on. A Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) and Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) also make an appearance among the common feeder birds visiting this tray of sunflower seeds. Note that the female Purple Finch is larger and bulkier than her House Finch counterpart. She has more boldly defined colors in all regards with additional heavier and stronger facial and head markings. Take a watch to get a feel for it! Doesn't their identification certainly seem much easier when they are close-up, stationary and alongside one another? If only all birding were that simple.

Purple finch : Male, female, song at the end
Annie G - Oiseaux et nature

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Published on Jun 16, 2017

Purple finch : Male, female, song of the bird at the END of the vidoo

Filmed with Nikon Coolpix P900

Beach Party - Islandesque par Kevin MacLeod est protégée par une licence Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Ramona Abrego
3/27/2019

Location: Becker County

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Luciearl
2/12/2019

Location: Cass County

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