Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus)

 

Synonyms: Haemorhous purpureus

 

 

Purple Finches breed is coniferous and mixed forest in Canada and the northeastern and western USA. Northern populations are short-distance migrants wintering in the southern United States; other populations are mostly resident. This species is sexually dimorphic: adult males have red or purple on the head, breast, back and rump, whereas females have light brown upperparts, white underparts, and a whitish eyestripe.

 

		D38089 Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus); male Bruce Peninsula Ontario, Canada Copyright © Michael Patrikeev All Rights Reserved
		D38078 Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus); female Bruce Peninsula Ontario, Canada Copyright © Michael Patrikeev All Rights Reserved
		D30681 Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus); male Bruce Peninsula Ontario, Canada Copyright © Michael Patrikeev All Rights Reserved
		D38085 Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus); female Bruce Peninsula Ontario, Canada Copyright © Michael Patrikeev All Rights Reserved
		D38087 Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus); male Bruce Peninsula Ontario, Canada Copyright © Michael Patrikeev All Rights Reserved
		D40977 Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus); female Bruce Peninsula Ontario, Canada Copyright © Michael Patrikeev All Rights Reserved
		D30674 Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus); male Bruce Peninsula Ontario, Canada Copyright © Michael Patrikeev All Rights Reserved
		D38080 Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus); female Bruce Peninsula Ontario, Canada Copyright © Michael Patrikeev All Rights Reserved
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