Common Names
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Common Names in English:
California Purple Finch, Eastern Purple Finch, Gray Linnet, Linnet, Purple Finch, Purple Grosbeak, Purple Linnet, Red Linnet
Common Names in French:
Roselin Pourprè, Roselin Pourpré, Roselin Pourpré
Common Names in German:
Purpurgimpel
Common Names in Japanese:
ムラサã‚マシコ
Common Names in Spanish:
Pinzón Purpúreo
Description
Physical Description
Adult Female: Face : Eyeline: whitish Malar : brown Body: Underparts: grayish-white with brown streaks Upperparts: brown-gray with whitish streaks Tail: Shape : deeply notched.Adult Male: Head : bright rosy red Crown: rosy red with brown streaks Ear Coverts: brown Face: Eyebrow Line : rosy Lores : brown Body: Back: rosy red with brown streaks Belly: white Rump : bright rosy red Tail: Undertail Coverts: white.
Color:
Male: · Purplish-red head
, breast, back and rump
· Streaked
back · White undertail coverts · Brown wings and tail · Immature
male resembles female
Female: · Brown crown and cheek patch
contrasting with pale
supercilium and malar streak · Heavily streaked underparts · Brown upperparts
Size/Age/Growth
About 5.5 to 6.25 inches long, with a wingspan of 9.25 to 10.5 inches. Adults weigh about 1.2 ounces .
Habitat
Vegetation: gallery forests, tropical deciduous forests, tropical lowland evergreen forest, pine forests • Maximum Elevation: 2,500 meters • Sensitivity to Disturbancet: Low
Ecology: List of Habitats : 1.4 Forest - Temperate
Biology
Diet
Almost Exclusively: Flowers Fruit Seeds. Lesser Quantities of: Insects
Reproduction
- Breeding Habitat : Woodland
- Nest Location: Mid-story/canopy nesting
- Nest Type: Open-cup
- Clutch Size: 3-5
- Length of Incubation : 13 days
- Days to Fledge : 14
- Number of Broods: 1 in east, 2 in west
Migration
Northern birds migrate
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Animalia
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)
- animals
- Phylum:
Chordata
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)
- Chordates
- Class:
Aves
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)
- Birds
- Order:
Passeriformes
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)
- Perching Birds
- Subfamily:
Fringillinae
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)
- Tribe:
Carduelini
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)
- Genus:
Carpodacus
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)
- Kaup 1829 Skizz.Entwick.-Gesch.Europ.Thierw. p.161
- Specific name:
purpureus
- (Gmelin) 1789 Syst.Nat. 1 pt2 p.923
- Scientific name: - Carpodacus purpureus (Gmelin) 1789
- Specific name:
purpureus
- (Gmelin) 1789 Syst.Nat. 1 pt2 p.923
- Genus:
Carpodacus
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- Tribe:
Carduelini
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- Subfamily:
Fringillinae
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- Order:
Passeriformes
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- Class:
Aves
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- Phylum:
Chordata
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Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001.
Similar Species
Cassin's Finch, House Finch
Members of the genus Carpodacus
There are approximately 82 species in this genus:
C. amplus · C. californicus · C. casinii · C. cassini · C. cassinii (Cassin's Purple Finch) · C. crassirostris · C. dubius · C. edwardsi · C. edwardsii (Dark-Rumped Rosefinch) · C. edwardsii edwardsii (Dark-Rumped Rosefinch) · C. edwardsii rubicunda · C. eos (Stresemann's Rosefinch) · C. erithrinus · C. erythrinus (Scarlet Rosefinch) · C. erythrinus erythrinus (Scarlet Rosefinch) · C. erythrinus ferghanensis · C. erythrinus grebnitskii · C. erythrinus kubanensis · C. erythrinus roseatus · C. frontalis · C. grandis · C. haemorrhous · C. mcgregori · C. mexicanus (Mcgregor's House Finch) · C. mexicanus amplus · C. mexicanus centralis · C. mexicanus clementis (House Finch) · C. mexicanus coccineus · C. mexicanus frontalis (House Finch) · C. mexicanus griscomi · C. mexicanus mcgregori · C. mexicanus mexicanus (Mcgregor's House Finch) · C. mexicanus potosinus (House Finch) · C. mexicanus roseipectus · C. mexicanus ruberrimus (House Finch) · C. mongolicus · C. nipalensis (Dark-Breasted Rosefinch) · C. nipalensis kangrae · C. nipalensis nipalensis (Dark-Breasted Rosefinch) · C. pulcherrimus (Beautiful Rosefinch) · C. pulcherrimus argyrophrys · C. pulcherrimus pulcherrimus (Beautiful Rosefinch) · C. puniceus (Rose-Breasted Rosefinch) · C. puniceus puniceus (Rose-Breasted Rosefinch) · C. pupureus · C. purpureus (California Purple Finch) · C. purpureus californicus (Purple Finch) · C. purpureus nesophilus · C. purpureus purpureus (California Purple Finch) · C. rhodochlamys (Red-Mantled Rosefinch) · C. rhodochlamys grandis · C. rhodochlamys rhodochlamys (Red-Mantled Rosefinch) · C. rhodochrous (Pink-Browed Rosefinch) · C. rhodocolpus · C. rhodopeplus (Spot-Winged Rosefinch) · C. roborowskii (Tibetan Rosefinch) · C. rodochroa (Pink-Browed Rosefinch) · C. rodochrous (Pink-Browed Rosefinch) · C. rodopeplus (Spot-Winged Rosefinch) · C. rodopeplus rodopeplus (Spot-Winged Rosefinch) · C. rodopeplus verreauxii · C. roseus (Pallas's Rosefinch) · C. rubescens (Blanford's Rosefinch) · C. rubicilla (Caucasian Great Rosefinch) · C. rubicilla rubicilla (Caucasian Great Rosefinch) · C. rubicilla severtzovi · C. rubicilloides (Eastern Great Rosefinch) · C. rubicilloides lucifer · C. sanguinolentus · C. severtzovi · C. synoicus (Sinai Rosefinch) · C. synoicus synoicus · C. thura (White-Browed Rosefinch) · C. thura blythi · C. thura dubius · C. thura femininus · C. thura thura (White-Browed Rosefinch) · C. trifasciatus (Three-Banded Rosefinch) · C. vinaceus (Vinaceous Rosefinch) · C. vinaceus formosana · C. vinaceus formosanus · C. vinaceus vinaceus (Vinaceous Rosefinch)
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Notes
Contributors
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- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 10, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 13 providers.
- Hines, J. E., Gregory Gough, J. R. Sauer, et al. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
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Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 10, 2008:
- Avian Knowledge Network: eBird
- Avian Knowledge Network: Great Backyard Bird Count
- Avian Knowledge Network: Project FeederWatch
- Bird Studies Canada: Marsh Monitoring Program - Birds
- Bird Studies Canada: Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas 1981-1985
- Bird Studies Canada: Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas 2001-2005
- Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility: North West Territories and Nunavut Bird Checklist, Canada
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility: Ontario Nest Records
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility: Provincial Museum of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Birds (Aves)
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility: Royal British Columbia Museum
- Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Bird Collection
- EMAN Provider: PIROP (Shipboard Surveys)
- Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Ornithology Collection
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
- New Brunswick Museum: NBM birds
- Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History: Santa Barbara Musem of Natural History
- University of Alaska Museum of the North: MSB Birds Specimens
- University of Alberta: University of Alberta Ornithology Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ): Bird specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3850121
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-179189
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13750190
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 179186
- IUCN ID: 53465
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ABPBY04020
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 13653
