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The purple finch is 12–16 cm (4.7–6.3 in) in overall length and weighs a mean 23.3 g (0.82 oz), ranging from 19.8–28.4 g (0.7 - 1.0 oz). It has a short forked brown tail and brown wings. Adult males are raspberry red on the head, breast, back and rump; their back is streaked.
Gray-crowned rosy-finch, Leucosticte tephrocotis (A) House finch, Haemorhous mexicanus (native to the southwestern U.S.; introduced in the east) Purple finch, Haemorhous purpureus; Common redpoll, Acanthis flammea; Hoary redpoll, Acanthis pinus (C) Red crossbill, Loxia curvirostra; White-winged crossbill, Loxia leucoptera; Pine siskin, Spinus pinus
The house finch is a moderate-sized finch, 12.5 to 15 cm (5 to 6 in) long, with a wingspan of 20 to 25 cm (8 to 10 in). Body mass can vary from 16 to 27 g ( to oz), with an average weight of 21 g ( oz).
The indigo bunting is a small bird, with a length of 11.5–13 cm (4.5–5.1 in). It displays sexual dimorphism in its coloration; the male is vibrant blue in the summer, with brightly colored plumage during the breeding season to attract a mate. It is brown during the winter months, while the female is brown year-round.
The rosefinches are a genus, Carpodacus, of passerine birds in the finch family Fringillidae. Most are called "rosefinches" and as the word implies, have various shades of red in their plumage. The common rosefinch is frequently called the "rosefinch". The genus name is from the Ancient Greek terms karpos, "fruit", and dakno, "to bite".
Gray-crowned rosy-finch, Leucosticte tephrocotis (H) (A) House finch, Haemorhous mexicanus; Purple finch, Haemorhous purpureus; Cassin's finch, Haemorhous cassinii; Common redpoll, Acanthis flammea; Red crossbill, Loxia curvirostra; White-winged crossbill, Loxia leucoptera; Pine siskin, Spinus pinus; Lesser goldfinch, Spinus psaltria
All have twelve tail feathers and nine primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well. Evening grosbeak, Coccothraustes vespertinus (A) House finch, Haemorhous mexicanus (Native to the southwestern U.S.; introduced in the east) Purple finch, Haemorhous purpureus
The American rosefinches that form the genus Haemorhous are a group of passerine birds in the finch family Fringillidae. As the name implies ("haemo" means "blood" in Greek), various shades of red are characteristic plumage colors of this group. They are found throughout the North American continent . The genus is not closely related to the ...
These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well. Evening grosbeak, Coccothraustes vespertinus (O) Pine grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator (O) House finch, Haemorhous mexicanus (Native to the southwestern U.S.; introduced in the east) (Uc) Purple finch, Haemorhous purpureus (O)
The rose-breasted grosbeak ( Pheucticus ludovicianus ), colloquially called "cut-throat" due to its coloration, [2] [3] is a large, seed-eating grosbeak in the cardinal family ( Cardinalidae ). It is primarily a foliage gleaner. [4] Males have black heads, wings, backs, and tails, and a bright rose colored patch on their white breast.