Purple finch

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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.


Statements (50)
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 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
order Passeriformes
phylum Chordata
region North America
scientificName Haemorhous purpureus
sexualDimorphism present
songType warbling
taxonRank species
vocalization melodious song
wintersIn Mexico
southern United States

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
New Hampshire
stateBird

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