Purple finch Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Fringillidae |
Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
Genus: | Haemorhous |
Species: | H. purpureus
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Binomial name | |
Haemorhous purpureus (Gmelin, 1789)
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Range of C. purpureus Breeding range Year-round range Wintering range
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Synonyms | |
Burrica purpurea |
The purple finch (Haemorhous purpureus) is a bird in the finch family, Fringillidae. It breeds in the northern United States, southern Canada, and the west coast of North America.