Purple finch

E91920

The purple finch is a small North American songbird in the finch family, known for the male’s raspberry-red plumage and melodious warbling song.

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Purple Finch 1
Purple finch canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bird species
finch
passerine
songbird
averageLength about 15 cm
about 6 inches
averageMass about 20 grams
averageWingspan about 25 cm
belongsTo New World finches
binomialName Haemorhous
surface form: Haemorhous purpureus
breedsIn coniferous forests
mixed forests
northern United States
southern Canada
class Aves
closelyRelatedTo Cassin's finch
House finch
commonName purple finch
conservationStatus Least Concern
conservationStatusSystem IUCN
describedBy Charles Lucien Bonaparte
diet berries
buds
insects
seeds
family Fringillidae
feedsAt bird feeders
femalePlumageColor brown
femalePlumagePattern streaked
genus Haemorhous
habitat coniferous woodland
mixed woodland
suburban areas with trees
kingdom Animalia
malePlumageColor crimson
raspberry red
migratoryBehavior partially migratory
nativeTo Canada
North America
United States of America
surface form: United States
order Passeriformes
phylum Chordata
region North America
scientificName Haemorhous
surface form: Haemorhous purpureus
sexualDimorphism present
songType warbling
taxonRank species
vocalization melodious song
wintersIn Mexico
Southern United States
surface form: southern United States

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New Hampshire stateBird Purple finch
Cassin’s Finch similarTo Purple finch
this entity surface form: Purple Finch