Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus)
A beautiful finch, mostly migratory, nesting in coniferous and mixed forests in the area. In competition and displaced by house finch and house sparrow.
- 🇫🇷 Roselin pourpré
- 🇩🇪 Purpurgimpel
- 🇲🇽 Camachuelo purpúreo
Characteristics
- Length: 15-17cm
- Weight: 20-30g
- Wingspan: 25-30cm
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.
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Where and When to Spot
Only observed in remote locations and not urban areas near Montreal.