Purple Finch

Haemorhous purpureus (Gmelin, JF, 1789)

Purple Finch, Haemorhous purpureus, breeds across northern and western North America, including north-west Mexico. It is a finch in the family Fringillidae. The species was first described by Gmelin in 1789. Its breeding areas include coniferous and mixed woodland in Canada, the north-eastern United States, and wooded places along the Pacific coast. Birds from northern Canada move south to the United States, while others stay in place. In the east, it has been pushed out of some breeding sites by the House Finch.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Fringillidae — Finches, Euphonias

Breeding range

North America: n, w, also nw Mexico