Purple finch

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bird species finch passerine songbird

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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