Purple finch
Haemorhous purpureus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
The purple finch (Haemorhous purpureus) is a species in the family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 23.3 g to 25.6 g and live up to 11.8 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the purple finch
- Weight
- 23.3 g – 25.6 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 11.8 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 14 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 13 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4.25 – 4.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 12 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1.75src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
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Where does the purple finch live?
Not recorded
What is the purple finch?
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.
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Is the purple finch endangered?
The purple finch is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the purple finch classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyFringillidae
- genusHaemorhous
- SpeciesHaemorhous purpureus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
Synonyms Burrica purpurea, Carpodacus purpureus, Fringilla purpurea
Other names and names in other languages (43)
- عصفور أرجوانيArabic
- Пурпурна чинкаBulgarian
- pinsà porpratCatalan
- ᎤᏦᏁᏗCherokee
- hýl nachovýCzech
- llinos borfforWelsh
- PurpurrosenfinkeDanish
- PurpurgimpelGerman
- purpura fringoEsperanto
- Pinzón ColoradoSpanish
- Camachuelo purpúreoSpanish
- Carpodaco purpúreoSpanish
- Chamachuelo purpúreoSpanish
- Fringílido purpúreoSpanish
- Pinzón purpúreoSpanish
- Pinzón purpúreoSpanish
- ameerika karmiinleevikeEstonian
- tammipunavarpunenFinnish
- Roselin pourpréFrench
- Rougelin pourpréFrench
- Rósghlasán corcraIrish
- američka rujnicaCroatian
- bíborpirokHungarian
- Fringuello violaItalian
- Carpodaco purpureoItalian
- Ciuffolotto purpureoItalian
- ムラサキマシコJapanese
- purpurinė sniegenaLithuanian
- purpura svilpisLatvian
- Amerikaanse RoodmusDutch
- purpurfinkNorwegian
- JoowenshOjibwa
- Dziwonia purpurowaPolish
- dziwuszka purpurowaPolish
- pintarroxo-púrpuraPortuguese
- Пурпурная чечевицаRussian
- červenák purpurovýSlovak
- Američka ljubičasta zebaSerbian
- PurpurrosenfinkSwedish
- Amerika ÇütresiTurkish
- чечевиця карміноваUkrainian
- 紫朱雀Chinese
- 紫紅朱雀Chinese
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Relatives of the purple finch
Other species in the same genus Haemorhous.
House finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
Cassin's finch
Haemorhous cassinii
ComparePurple finch vs House finchPurple finch vs Cassin's finch
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the purple finch?
An adult purple finch weighs 23.3 g – 25.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the purple finch endangered?
The purple finch is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the purple finch live?
The purple finch has a recorded lifespan of 11.8 years.
What kind of animal is the purple finch?
The purple finch (Haemorhous purpureus) belongs to the family Fringillidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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