Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus
Aves > Passeriformes > Fringillidae
Names in different Languages
| German | Purpurgimpel |
| English | Purple Finch |
| French | Roselin pourpré |
| Spanish | Camachuelo purpúreo |
Description
A beautiful finch, mostly migratory, nesting in coniferous and mixed forests in the area. In competition and displaced by house finch and house sparrow.
How to Identify
Males have a raspberryred head and pink body. Tail feathers and wings are brown. Female is mostly brown with a distinctive white stripe above the eye. Belly is white with brown stripes.
Where When to Spot
Only observed in remote locations and not urban areas near Montreal.
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Observations
| 2017-07-22 | Granby |