About the same size as House Finch and House Sparrow sparrow-sized or smaller
Purple Finch Identification
Small finch with a conical seed-eating bill. Adult males have a raspberry red head, breast, and back.
© Henry Trombley | Macaulay Library Vermont, April 13, 2018
Female/immature (Eastern)
Females are coarsely streaked below, with strong facial markings including a whitish eyebrow and a dark line down the side of the throat.
© terence zahner | Macaulay Library New York, December 09, 2018
Adult male
Often forages in the upper parts of trees eating mainly seeds and soft buds of evergreen trees and elms, tulip poplars, maples, and others.
© Eric Liner | Macaulay Library New York, May 01, 2009
Adult male (Western)
© Sergey Pavlov | Macaulay Library California, January 19, 2020
Female/immature (Western)
Individuals from the western states tend to be more olive colored on the back with less well-defined streaks on the belly. Their head pattern is also less distinct.
© Jeff Bleam | Macaulay Library Nevada, February 01, 2017
Adult male (Eastern)
Small, somewhat stocky finch. Like other finches, it has a notched tail. Adult males have a raspberry red head, breast, and back.
© Jeff Maw | Macaulay Library North Carolina, November 14, 2018
Female/immature (Eastern)
Females/immatures are brown overall with crisp brown streaking on the breast and flanks. Also note white eyebrow.
© James Rieman | Macaulay Library Texas, December 27, 2020
Adult male (Eastern)
© Lucas Bobay | Macaulay Library North Carolina, December 25, 2020
Habitat
In winter, found in a wider variety of habitats, including shrublands, old fields, forest edges, and backyards.
© Evan Lipton | Macaulay Library Rhode Island, February 02, 2017
Habitat
Breeds mainly in evergreen forests or mixed woodlands.
© Anita Morales | Macaulay Library Quebec, July 16, 2017
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Among the small forest birds like chickadees, kinglets, and nuthatches, Purple Finches are large and chunky. Their powerful, conical beaks are larger than any sparrow’s. The tail seems short and is clearly notched at the tip.
Relative Size
About the same size as House Finch and House Sparrow sparrow-sized or smaller
Measurements
- Both Sexes
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- Length: 4.7-6.3 in (12-16 cm)
- Weight: 0.6-1.1 oz (18-32 g)
- Wingspan: 8.7-10.2 in (22-26 cm)
Male Purple Finches are delicate pink-red on the head and breast, mixing with brown on the back and cloudy white on the belly. Female Purple Finches have no red. They are coarsely streaked below, with strong facial markings including a whitish eyestripe and a dark line down the side of the throat. © Wendy Hogan | Macaulay Library
Purple Finches readily come to feeders for black oil sunflower seeds. You’ll also see them in forests, where they can be noisy but hard to see as they forage high in trees. In winter they may descend to eat seeds from plants and stalks in weedy fields. Their flight is undulating.
Purple Finches breed mainly in coniferous forests or mixed deciduous and coniferous woods. During winter you can find them in a wider variety of habitats, including shrublands, old fields, forest edges, and backyards. © Anita Morales | Macaulay Library
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