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Birds of DC
National Museum of Natural History

Purple Finch

Haemorhous purpureus
Sparrows, Finches, Cardinals, Longspurs, and Tanagers
Display Case 16
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Purple Finch specimens on display in the exhibit "Birds of D.C."

DC Information

Occurs from October to April: fairly common winter visitor; abundant spring migrant, less common in the autumn. The male is purplish red; the female and young are brown with dusky streaks.

Specimen Information

The bird on the left is a female; a male is on the right.

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