Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus)

Population
Estimated population is 3,000,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
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Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) [XC425540]
by Joseph Morlan from Saanich (near Victoria), Capital, British Columbia, Canada (begging call)

Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus) [XC97357]
by Martin St-Michel from Milwaukee River Floodplain Forest State Natural Area, Washington County, Wisconsin, United States (song, warbling song)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus).

Proposed subspecies taverneri (described from north-eastern Alberta, in western Canada) and nesophilus (from Newfoundland, in eastern Canada) considered clinal variants within nominate subspecies, and rubidus (from western Washington, in north-western USA) a synonym of californicus.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

purpureus (Gmelin, 1789) - Breeds southern Canada (except south-west) and north-eastern USA; migrates mostly to south-eastern USA.
californicus (Baird, SF, 1858) - Breeds south-western Canada (British Columbia) southern along Pacific coast of western USA to California (Cascade Mts and western Sierra Nevada). Non-breeding also to south-eastern California, Arizona and extreme north-western Mexico (extreme north-western Baja California).

References
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Files:

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